Preference of Indian Honey Bee, Apis cerena indica Fab. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) for Varying Sucrose Concentrations and Colours

Kannihalli, Saleemali and ., Sahana M and ., Shashank D U and Vastrad, A S (2024) Preference of Indian Honey Bee, Apis cerena indica Fab. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) for Varying Sucrose Concentrations and Colours. Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology, 27 (8). pp. 538-542. ISSN 2394-1081

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Abstract

Nectar foraging provides honey bees with essential energy and enhance pollination, supporting biodiversity. Flower colour attracts and guide them to nectar rich flowers promoting effective pollination. With this background, a study was conducted at apiary, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad to investigate the preference of honey bees to different concentrations of sucrose and colours. It was found that the highest activity of honey bees occurred between 10 AM to 11 AM. Among the different sucrose concentrations offered, honey bees showed a preference for 40 per cent concentration with an average of 9.53 bees/petri plate/5 mins over others. Colour preference experiment demonstrated that honey bees preferred yellow color the most, followed by blue, white and red, with 9.07, 6.00, 3.67 and 1.60 bees/petri plate/5 mins, respectively. The present study revealed that honey bees optimize their foraging activity by choosing flowers with higher nectar amounts and yellow coloured flowers.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Souths Book > Biological Science
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Date Deposited: 27 Jul 2024 06:00
Last Modified: 27 Jul 2024 06:00
URI: http://research.europeanlibrarypress.com/id/eprint/1521

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