Abstract

SILVA, R.A. et al. The foraging of apis mellifera l. on oiticica (licania rigida). Arch. zootec. [online]. 2010, vol.59, n.227, pp.443-445. ISSN 1885-4494.

This research was carried at Campus IV do Centro de Ciências Humanas e Agrárias da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Catolé do Rocha, Paraiba, Brazil, to study the foraging behavior of Apis mellifera L. on Licania rigida flowers along day. The number of visits that bees made to flowers from 07:00 to 17:00 hours, were recorded every 10 minutes, during six days. The results showed that honey bees foraged for nectar more frequently under shaded and wind protected parts.

Keywords : Frequency of visits; Bees; Flowers.

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