Volume : 11, Issue : 10, October – 2024
Title:
SUMMER POLLEN SOURCES FOR APIS DORSATA HONEYBEES IN THE FOREST AREA OF SAOLI TAHSIL, CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA STATE (INDIA).
Authors :
Borkar Laxmikant, Nakade Ankit and Shyamkuwar Amol
Abstract :
Abstract:
70 pollen loads recovered directly from the honeycombs of Apis dorsata (Rock Bee) collected in 30 April 2013 to 6 June 2013 from Petgaon and Vehergaon forest area of Saoli Tahsil of Chandrapur District of Maharashtra State, were analysed. 19 (27.14%) pollen loads were found to be Uniforal, 14 (20 %) bifloral and 37 (52.85%) multifloral. The Unifloral pollen loads were contained Mangifera indica. The pollen of Terminalia sp. was recovered from 57 (81.42 %) of the total pollen loads studied. The study high lights Terminalia sp. (combretrceace) and Delonix regia (Caesalpiniaceae) do the major pollen sources. Mangifera indica (Anacardeaceae), Citrus (Rutaceae) , Careya arborea (Lecythidaceae) and Mimosa Sp.(Mimosaceae) as fairly important sources of pollen of the honeybees during the summer period.
Keywords – Pollen Sources, Honeybee, Saoli Tahsil. forest area
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