Dynamics of foraging activity of Apis Mellifera in Kashmir Paray M. A., Ganie S. A.*, Bano Parveena, Khurshid Rizwana, Yousuf Shayista, Ahmad Waseem Research and Training Centre for Pollinators, Pollinisers and Pollination Management Division of Entomology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, 190025 *Corresponding author Email: saganie.ganie@gmail.com
Online published on 30 April, 2019. Abstract Foraging behaviour in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) depends on floral resource availability and diurnal patterns. This study analyses these with experiments done at the Research and Training Centre for Pollinators, Pollinisers and Pollination Management, Division of Entomology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, during March-April 2018. The results suggested that the foraging rate was highest (27.5%) in the afternoon and least (18.3%) in the evening. There was a positive correlation between the foraging and temperature in contrast to the negative ones with relative humidity, rainfall and wind speed. Top Keywords Apis mellifera, foraging, floral resource, diurnal variations, weather factors, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed. Top |