Foraging behaviour of different major pollinators during blooming period in high altitude apple (Malus × domestica) orchards

Biswajit Das; Hare Krishna; N. Ahmad; J. K. Ranjan; Pragya

Foraging behaviour of different major pollinators during blooming period in high altitude apple (Malus × domestica) orchards

Biswajit Das, Hare Krishna, N. Ahmad, J. K. Ranjan, Pragya

Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture

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An experiment was carried out during 2007-08 at high altitude apple orchards in Uttarakhand to study the foraging behaviour of honeybees and syrphids during the bloom period of different apple cultivars in relation to prevailing weather conditions. Observations revealed a complete synchronization of blooming among different apple cultivars and their suitable pollinizers which ranged from 25 March to 17 April. Honeybee (Apis cerana indica Fabr.) was very efficient in foraging in terms of higher numbers of working bees visiting/m flowering branch/5 min. (12.22 and 14.32 in 2007 and 2008, respectively) during the peak foraging hours (8 AM-2 PM). Moreover, during morning (6-8 AM) and evening (2-5 PM) hours at very low temperature, A. cerana indica Fabr. showed a better foraging efficiency than A. mellifera L.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-91
Number of pages	3
Journal	Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume	81
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Apis cerana indica
Apis mellifera
Apple bloom
Bee foraging

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Foraging behaviour of different major pollinators during blooming period in high altitude apple (Malus × domestica) orchards

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