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Summer pollen sources to Apis dorsata honeybees collected from Chandrapur tahsil forest area of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state (India)
Authors
Borkar Laxmikant, Nakade Ankit, Mate Devendra
Abstract
76 pollen loads recovered directly from the honeycombs of Apis
dorsata (Rock Bee) collected in 16 March 2012 to 3 may 2013 from Lohara and
Chichpali forest area of Chandrapur Tahsil of Chandrapur District of
Maharashtra State, were analysed. 8 (10.52%) pollen loads were found to be
Uniforal, 23 (30.26 %) bifloral and 45 (59.21%) multifloral. The Unifloral
pollen loads were contained Terminalia sp. and Mangifera indica.
The pollen of Terminalia sp. was recovered from 66 (86.84 %) of the
total pollen loads studied. The study high lights Terminalia sp.
(combretrceace), Blumea Sp. (Asteraceae), Mangifera indica
(Anacardeaceae), Delonix regia (Caesalpiniaceae), Bombax ceba (
Bombiaceae) as fairly important sources of pollen of the honeybees during the
summer period.
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Pages:63-67
How to cite this article:
Borkar Laxmikant, Nakade Ankit, Mate Devendra "Summer pollen sources to <i>Apis dorsata</i> honeybees collected from Chandrapur tahsil forest area of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state (India)". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 9, Issue 9, 2024, Pages 63-67
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