Flower constancy of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) to blooming pear plantations
Studies were made on the composition of pollen loads of honeybees captured at the flowers of blooming pear trees in pear plantations. Also the foraging behaviour of honeybees was observed. Overwhelming majority of honeybees visiting the flowers of 13 pear cultivars in 1996 were pollen gatherers (95...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Debrecen
2000-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Horticultural Science |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/107 |