TY  - JOUR
T1  - Investigation of Pollen Preferences of Honeybee
AU - Deveci, Metin AU - , Ahmet Kuvanci 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 8
SP  - 1265
EP  - 1269
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.1265.1269
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1265.1269
KW  - Honeybee
KW  -phacelia
KW  -sainfoin
KW  -alfalfa
KW  -pollen
KW  -Turkey
AB  - This study was established in Agriculture Faculty of Ordu University Campus in test field area. Most of the bee visitings were to phacelia plant by 71.8 number m<SUP>-2</SUP>. The second visiting rate was to sainfoin plant by 55.9 number m<SUP>-2</SUP>. Alfalfa plant visiting was the least preferred visiting by 1.5 number m<SUP>-2</SUP>. In this study honeybee collonies gathered 10 pollen packages from sainfoin plant and phacelia plant followed that by 4 pollen packages by chosen randomly among 200 pollen packages. There was no alfalfa plant pollen in measured pollen packages. Alfalfa plant had the maximum flower quantity by 9317 flowers/number in m<SUP>2</SUP>, phacelia had 7038.2 flowers m<SUP>-2</SUP> and sainfoin had 4312.7 m<SUP>-2</SUP> flowers. Although, alfalfa plant was in the first place due to flowers in m<SUP>2</SUP> honey bees did not prefer it as a nectar source.
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