Diversity of bee foraging flora and floral calendar of Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district (Maharashtra), India

Waykar, Bhalchandra; Baviskar, R K

doi:10.37855/jah.2015.v17i02.29

Cited by 10 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This was in accordance with the study conducted in the part of Paithan Taluk of Aurangabad region which showed 63 bee flora, including 41 wild and 22 agro-horticultural plants. Similarly in agro-horticultural crops of 6 nectar yielding, 5 pollen yielding and 11 nectar and pollen yielding plants were observed (Waykar and Baviskar, 2015). The seasonal flora availability could be correlated with the observations of Behera et al, (2014).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 80%

Floral Diversity for Foraging of the Asiatic Honey Bee, Apis cerana indica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India

Hemalatha¹,

Jayaraj²,

Murugan³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 80%

Floral Diversity for Foraging of the Asiatic Honey Bee, Apis cerana indica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India

Hemalatha¹,

Jayaraj²,

Murugan³

et al. 2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…These results are consistent with reports of maximum honey flow being in April and May in natural habitats in Maharashtra, which coincides with peak flowering of wild plants (Bista and Shivakoti, 2001;Pande and Ramkrushna, 2018). In contrast, April and May are lean months in agricultural habitats, October to December being the period with abundant flowers (Waykar and Baviskar, 2015;Hosamani et al, 2018). Therefore, urban green spaces can sustain bee diversity by offering continuous supply of floral resources round the year and are in fact better than agricultural habitats, in which foraging resources are scarce in some months (Waykar and Baviskar, 2015).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, April and May are lean months in agricultural habitats, October to December being the period with abundant flowers (Waykar and Baviskar, 2015;Hosamani et al, 2018). Therefore, urban green spaces can sustain bee diversity by offering continuous supply of floral resources round the year and are in fact better than agricultural habitats, in which foraging resources are scarce in some months (Waykar and Baviskar, 2015).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Survey of bee friendly flowering plants and bee-plant interaction in an urban green space in Bengaluru, India

Bhatta¹,

Kumar²

2021

JEB

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aim: To study bee friendly plant species, nutritional sources, flowering season, and the dynamic relationship between urban flora and native bee species in a centrally located urban green space in Bengaluru, India. Methodology: Flowers of different plant species visited by bees were observed and recorded from September 2018 to August 2019. Based on the foraging pattern of visiting bees, the plants were classified into nectar or pollen or both nectar and pollen species. The monthly abundance of nutritional resources was estimated based on the floral phenology. Results: A total of 51 plant species, from 25 families, were visited by bees for foraging. Polylectic social bees namely Apis florea and Tetragonula iridipennis, visited 45 and 39 plant species, and two species of solitary bees, namely Amigella cingulate and Xylocopa violacea, visited 26 and 23 plant species, respectively. The urban green landscape was dominated by a variety of ornamental plants (49%) and also included vegetables (17.6%), fruit trees (13.7%), and weeds (19.6%). Plants that served as a source of both nectar and pollen (60.8%) were predominant over those that supplied either nectar alone (24.5%) or pollen alone (13.7%). Moreover, 72% of the species bloomed all the year round, which meant that floral resources were available to bees throughout the year. Interpretation: The study underscores the role of bee friendly floral diversity in the urban green spaces in protection and conservation of bee diversity. Efficient management of urban green spaces can provide dynamic habitat for bee conservation and can prevent the loss of biodiversity.

show abstract

“…In contrast, in a region such as India with a native population of diverse Apidae, in Aurangabad district, where A. mellifera is an introduced species, only a few A. cerana were observed, while A. florea and A. dorsata were more abundant (Waykar and Baviskar, 2015). Given the close proximity in size of A. cerana and A. mellifera, it seems that the former faces the brunt of competition from the introduction of the latter.…”

Section: Bees In Agroecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 85%

Pollinators in tropical ecosystems of Southern India with emphasis on the native pollinators Apis cerana indica and Tetragonula iridipennis

Indhu¹,

Lazar

Prasad

et al. 2022

ije

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ecosystems are rapidly urbanizing at the global and regional scales, particularly in the tropics, which has deleterious effect on hymenopteran pollinators. Based on the literature spanning multiple disciplines including ecology, pollination, agriculture, agroecology and entomology, this review deliberates on the pollinators and their global decline. Also, it turns the focus on honey bees and their role in agroecosystem. Relevant information from melissopalynology is brought together and the gaps and directions of future research on conservation and management of honey bees in tropical peninsular India are discussed. Focus is on the two species of the hived native Apis cerana indica F., and Tetragonula iridipennis Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae), as these play a major role in transforming existing agricultural landscapes into agroecosystems, benefitting the farmers and maintaining ecological balance in tropical peninsular India. This review brings to the fore the fact that there is a tangible gap in reports and long-term studies of many native pollinators and in particular the two hived honey bees. Most studies present in a thorough manner visual observations of pollinators (bees) on plants but rarely combine them with quantifying the resources gathered from the plants, especially pollen. This combined approach is especially important to understand the hymenopteran pollinators from the purview of the pollination service they provide. It can be concluded that there is a pressing requirement for long-term observations along these lines with quantifiable pollen and vegetation data to arrive at meaningful plant-pollinator networks that are essential for conservation and management of the native Asiatic honey bees as pollinators.

show abstract

Diversity of bee foraging flora and floral calendar of Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district (Maharashtra), India

Cited by 10 publications

References 0 publications

Floral Diversity for Foraging of the Asiatic Honey Bee, Apis cerana indica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India

Floral Diversity for Foraging of the Asiatic Honey Bee, Apis cerana indica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India

Survey of bee friendly flowering plants and bee-plant interaction in an urban green space in Bengaluru, India

Pollinators in tropical ecosystems of Southern India with emphasis on the native pollinators Apis cerana indica and Tetragonula iridipennis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About