Indian Journal of Entomology

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Behavioral studies of honey bees are very important to promote pollination. Foraging speed and rate are such vital behavioral patterns. This study evaluates the foraging attributes of honey bees on Brassica with experiments done at different sites chosen in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Apis mellifera is observed to show a significantly maximum foraging rate of 13.25 and 13.89 flowers/ min on toria and mustard, respectively. Whereas, the foraging speed was maximum for A. cerana (5.20 sec/ flower) on toria and A. mellifera (4.42 sec/ flower) on mustard.

Keywords

Foraging, honey bees, fidelity, Brasscia, speed, behaviour, Himachal Pradesh, foraging rate, attribute, mustard, toria, Apis mellifera, Apis cerana, Apis dorsata
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