G.P. Painkra*
IGKV, All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Honey Bees and Pollinators
Department of Entomology, Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research station, Ambikapur-497001(Chhattisgarh) India
Received-25.02.2021, Revised-10.03.2021, Accepted-24.03.2021
Abstract: During first week of February 2020 at 8.00AM (0.40 bees/5min/m2) and reached its peak at 12.00Noon (7.00 bees/5min/m2) however, its population was decreased at 4.00PM (4.20 bees/5min/m2) and the overall average population was recorded 3.84 bees/5min/m2. During the second week of observation minimum population was noticed at 8.00AM( 0.20 bees5min/m2) and reached its peak at 2.00PM( 7.20 bees/5min/m2) and after that its population was decreased at 4.00PM (3.00 bees/5min/m2. During the third week of observation lower population was recorded at 8.00AM (0.60 bees/5min/m2) and its peak population was recorded at 12.00Noon (13.00 bees/5min/m2) followed by at 2.00PM (11.20 bees/5min/m2) however, low population was noticed at 4.00PM (5.00 bees/5min/m2) .During the fourth week of observation lowest population was recorded at 8.00AM (2.00 bees/5min/m2). The maximum population was found at 12.00Noon (14.20 bees/5min/m2) followed by at 4.00PM (6.20 bees/5min/m2). During the first week of March low population was recorded at 8.00AM (1.80 bees/5min/m2). The highest population was recorded at 12.00Noon (15.60 bees/5min/m2) followed by at 2.00PM (13.20 bees/5min/m2) and decreased at 4.00PM (6.40 bees/5min/m2). However, during the second week of observation maximum population was recorded at 12.00Noon (7.80 bees/5min/m2) followed by at 2.00PM (6.20 bees/5min/m2) and decreased at 4.00PM (4.60 bees/5min/m2) however, the lowest population was recorded at 8.00AM (2.00 bees/5min/m2).
Keywords: Foraging behavior,Radish flower, Stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis
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