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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Main Authors: P. Benedek, J. Ruff, Cs. Nagy, J. Nyéki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Debrecen 2000-06-01
Series:International Journal of Horticultural Science
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/107