OBSERVATIONS ON THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF  COMMERCIAL BOMBUS TERRESTRIS L. AND  APIS MELLIFERA L. COLONIES ON SOME CULTIVARS OF  CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. IN CAGED CONDITIONS

Çiğdem ÖZENİRLER; Kadriye SORKUN

doi:https://doi.org/10.1501/commuc_0000000224

Makale detayları

OBSERVATIONS ON THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF COMMERCIAL BOMBUS TERRESTRIS L. AND APIS MELLIFERA L. COLONIES ON SOME CULTIVARS OF CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. IN CAGED CONDITIONS

Yazarlar:

Çiğdem ÖZENİRLER | Kadriye SORKUN

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology 2018 Vol.27 Issue 2, pp.273-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000911323

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2651-3749

pISSN:

1303-6025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/commuc_0000000224

Özet:

 

Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower) has been cultivated especially for its seed. Pollination success of safflower can affect the seed yield and pollination rates can be influenced by temperature, humidity and pollinating insect abundance. Within this context, foraging activities of commercial Bombus terrestris L. and Apis mellifera L. colonies were investigated on four different cultivars (Balcı, Dincer, Linans and Remzibey-05) of safflower. The visitation rates and the abundance of the bees, evaluated with the temperature and relative humidity. Three 90 m² fields were prepared and every field was divided into four parcels. Before the blooming period of the plant starts, the fields were caged with teflon net. In the first and second cages, there was only one commercial B. terrestris and A. mellifera colony respectively. In the third cage there were both B. terrestris and A. mellifera colonies. The highest numbers of bees recorded at about 09:00 a.m. and it was found that the abundance of the bees decreased dramatically after this peak. The competition between two managed bees caused declines in the visitation rates of both species. Among the four cultivars, Dincer was the most preferred one while Linans was the least.

Makale detayları

OBSERVATIONS ON THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF COMMERCIAL BOMBUS TERRESTRIS L. AND APIS MELLIFERA L. COLONIES ON SOME CULTIVARS OF CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. IN CAGED CONDITIONS

Yazarlar: Çiğdem ÖZENİRLER | Kadriye SORKUN

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Dergi: Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology 2018 Vol.27 Issue 2, pp.273-282

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000911323

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2651-3749

pISSN: 1303-6025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1501/commuc_0000000224

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Çiğdem ÖZENİRLER | Kadriye SORKUN

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology 2018 Vol.27 Issue 2, pp.273-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000911323

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2651-3749

pISSN:

1303-6025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/commuc_0000000224