Foraging behavior of various species of Honey bees on Maize among it's correlation with weather parameters

Abstract

Bees need pollen for their maintenance and development. Maize tassels (Zea mays L.) produce large amounts of pollen, which are visited by several bee species. This experiment was conducted in Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research station, Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) in 2020 with the objective to evaluate the factors affecting the foraging behavior of bees in maize. The frequency of visitations of bees to collect pollen was obtained by counting in the first five minutes each time, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. We have found the prevalence of Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera) visiting the maize tassels preferably between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm exclusively for pollen collection.