Abstract
Honeybee, Apismellifera L. was reared and maintained in bee box and placed in around Bangladesh Agricultural University campus in Mymensingh to study its life cycle, behaviour, pollen gathering activity, honey production and its effect on yield of mustard. There was no relationship between sunrises, sunset, first out from the box and last entrance into the box. But positive relationship was found with day temperature to first out and last entrance. The highest number of bees collected pollen in the 3rd week of March. Maximum pollen gathering activities were found at 12.00 to 1.00 p.m. The highest amount of honey production was 4.00 kg per box in mustard and there was positive correlation between percent pollen gathering activity and honey production. The highest number of queen cell was found in the month of March. The results showed that honey bee pollination had significant effect on increase in all the plant parameters and yield.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. June 2015, 1(2): 359-366
Highlights
Honeybees are very important a social insect known as the most economically valuable insect because of its honey production and pollinating activities (Lawal and Banjo, 2010)
Results obtained from the present study on life cycle foraging behavior and honey production of Apismellifera L. and its effect on yield of mustard crop are presented below
There was no relationship between last entrance and sunset but positive relationship was found in the day temperature and last entrance of bees (Figure 3)
Summary
Honeybees are very important a social insect known as the most economically valuable insect because of its honey production and pollinating activities (Lawal and Banjo, 2010). Honey is one of the most nutritive foods containing various kinds of sugars, proteins, free amino acid, mineral, trace element, enzymes and vitamins with a fairly high caloric value (303 calories per 100g honey) It has been used as a component of many commercially manufactured pharmaceutical products. The principal role of honeybee in Agriculture is pollination These insects are of great economic importance because they produce honey and bee wax and act as primary pollinating agents of many agricultural and horticultural crops. Honeybees are the main pollinators responsible for over 98% of visits to flowers of apple They are among the most important pollinating insects found within orchards and modern agricultural systems (Williams, 1994; Morse andCalderone, 2000).There are many species of honeybee, but four species are common these are Apis florae, Apisdorsata, Apiscerana and Apismellifera. Apismellifera is the most popular worldwide and can be reared, and safely
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