Pollination efficiency and foraging behaviour of honey bees and non‐ Apis bees to sweet cherry

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Eeraerts ◽  
Ruben Vanderhaegen ◽  
Guy Smagghe ◽  
Ivan Meeus
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Pollination Efficiency

Bee pollinators of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) differ in their foraging behaviour and pollination efficiency

2018 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 24-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Marzinzig ◽  
Lisa Brünjes ◽  
Siria Biagioni ◽  
Hermann Behling ◽  
Wolfgang Link ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Faba Bean ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Pollination Efficiency ◽  
Vicia Faba L

Foraging behaviour and pollination effect of honey bees on strawberry

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 1160
Author(s):  
S. Gogate ◽  
N. Kumar ◽  
S. Rahma
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Foraging Behaviour

scholarly journals Pollination Efficiency of Amegilla calens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae) Variety L457 Flowers at Meskine (Maroua, Cameroon)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issaya Kodji issaya ◽  
Beaudelaine Stephanie Kengni ◽  
Tope Sidonie Fameni ◽  
Fohouo Fernand-Nestor Tchuenguem
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Pollination Efficiency ◽  
Gossypium Hirsutum L ◽  
Flower Visit ◽  
Single Flower ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Seed Yields ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Number Of Seeds

This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of Amegilla calens bee on fruit and seed yields of G. hirsutum in an experimental field, in September 2018 and 2019. The experiments were carried out on 540 flowers divided in four treatments: 120 flowers accessible to all visitors; 120 flowers bagged to avoid all visits; 200 flowers protected and uncovered when they were opened, to allow A. calens visits; 100 flowers bagged then uncovered and rebagged without the visit of insects or any other organism. Bees daily rhythm of activity, its foraging behaviour on flowers, its pollination efficiency, the fruiting rate, the number of seeds per fruit and the percentage of normal seeds were evaluated. Results indicate that among 11 insect species recorded on flowers, X. olivacea ranked second and harvested nectar. Throughout the pollination efficiency of a single flower visit, X. olivacea provoked a significant increase of the podding rate, the mean number of seeds per pod, the percentage of normal seeds and the mean weight of a seed by 39.48 %, 18.19 %, 49.62 % and 31.53 % respectively. The conservation and installation of X. olivacea nests close to P. vulgaris fields is recommended to improve its pod production and seed quality.

scholarly journals Application of the Bees Algorithm for Constrained Mechanical Design Optimisation Problem

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Shafie Kamaruddin ◽  
Mohd Arif Hafizi Abd Latif
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Feasible Solution ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Ant Colony ◽  
Bees Algorithm ◽  
Ant Colony Optimisation ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Optimisation Algorithms

Optimisation is a technique or procedure to find the optimal or feasible solution whether it is to minimise or maximise by comparing other possible solutions until the best solution is found. Nowadays, many optimisation algorithms have been introduced due to the advancement of technology such as Teaching Learning Based Optimisation (TLBO), Ant Colony Optimisation (ACO), Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) and the Bees Algorithm. The Bees Algorithm is considered as one of the best optimisation algorithms because it has been successfully solved different type optimisation problem from in various field. It is inspired by the foraging behaviour of honey bees in nature. This study applies the Bees Algorithm to minimise the mass of disc clutch brake in its design. To find the optimal solution for the multiple disc clutch design, the Bees Algorithm will be used and expected to give better result compared to other optimisation algorithms that already have been used.

scholarly journals Mexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-228
Author(s):  
P V Rami Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Urban Habitats ◽  
Forage Plant

Decline in honey bee populations has become a matter of concern and their conservation is very essential to sustain essential ecosystem services. They provide making available continuous supply of floral resources is of immense value in conserving honey bees. The effectiveness of an ornamental creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn as a sustainable bee forage plant was evaluated. It attracts four major native species of honey bees viz., Apis cerana, A. florea, A. dorsata and Tetragonula iridipennis. The wild little bee, A. florea was the most dominant forager followed by the Indian bee, A. cerana. The plant is amenable for easy multiplication through seeds as well as cuttings and meets both aesthetic and ecological needs. Using Antigonon, different studies related to honey bees like assessing species diversity, foraging behaviour, temperature driven shifts etc. can be carried out. Popularising perennial bee flora like Antigonon would help in conserving honey bees in both natural and urban habitats. Since Antigonon attracts all species of honey bees throughout the year, it could be utilized as a potential bioindicator of honey bee populations in a given environment.

scholarly journals The foraging behaviour of honey bees, Apis mellifera: a review

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
HF Abou-Shaara
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Ambient Environment ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Foraging Preference ◽  
Honey Bee Colony

Foraging behaviour is one of the distinctive behaviours of honey bees, Apis mellifera. This behaviour is the link between the honey bee colony and the ambient environment. Therefore, various in-colony and out-colony factors have an impact on this behaviour, and many studies have been employed to investigate these factors. Foraging behaviour is not advantageous only for the colony and for plant pollination but also has other benefits. In contrast, some disadvantages have also been discovered to be linked with foraging activity. Practically speaking, the control over this behaviour is very important to maximize colony products as well as to increase other agricultural benefits. This paper presents a review on foraging activity including; the regulation of foraging tasks, factors impacting this behaviour, foraging preference, variations between subspecies, monitoring methods as well as the possible methods for controlling this behaviour. As concluded from this review, more work needs to be performed in order to elucidate certain aspects of foraging behaviour.  

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