Flower visiting activity of honeybees on fruit species blooming subsequently

dc.contributor.authorSoltész, M.
dc.contributor.authorBenedek, P.
dc.contributor.authorNyéki, J.
dc.contributor.authorSzabó, Z.
dc.contributor.authorTóth, T.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28T09:57:49Z
dc.date.available2021-06-28T09:57:49Z
dc.date.issued2001-03-21
dc.description.abstractIn the small demonstration orchard of the College Faculty of Horticulture at Kecskemét the blooming time, the flower density and the honeybee activity was observed at a number of cultivars of 20 flower species during four consecutive years. Fruit crop species were in flower during 3-4 months altogether. The blooming period of them was classified into five groups as early (almond, apricot, gooseberry), middle early (sweet cherry, red currant, currant-gooseberry, black currant, white currant, peach, plum, sour cherry), middle late (pear, strawberry, apple), late (black elder, quince, medlar, raspberry, blackberry-raspberry) and very late blooming period (blackberry). The blooming period of the members of the groups of early and medium early blooming often coincided partly and the same happened between the medium and the medium late as well as between fruits of late and very late flowering. The flower density of some fruit species is extremely variable (currant-gooseberry, medlar), while at others it is fairly stable and evenly dense in consecutive years (sour cherry, sweet cherry, strawberry). At other fruit species it is moderately changeable. Some fruit species tended to attract more honeybees than others (plum, apple, quince, medlar) and some of them tended to attract much less (black elder, pear) but most species can be regarded as of medium attractivity. On the flowers of some fruit species (pear, strawberry, quince) honeybees gathered pollen predominantly. At most fruit species however pollen and nectar gathering behaviour seemed to be gradually changing during the season. Namely most honeybees tended to gather pollen at the flowers of the early blooming fruit species, but on the other hand typical foraging behaviour gradually shifted to nectar gathering at the flowers of fruit species of moderate and late blooming periods.  en
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Horticultural Science, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2001) , 12-16.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.31421/IJHS/7/1/240
dc.identifier.eissn2676-931X
dc.identifier.issn1585-0404
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.jatitleInt. j. hortic. sci.
dc.identifier.jtitleInternational Journal of Horticultural Science
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/314076en
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.languageen
dc.relationhttps://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/240
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.subjectappleen
dc.subjectpearen
dc.subjectquinceen
dc.subjectmedlaren
dc.subjectpeachen
dc.subjectapricoten
dc.subjectplumen
dc.subjectsweet cherryen
dc.subjectsour cherryen
dc.subjectalmonden
dc.subjectgooseberryen
dc.subjectcurrant-gooseberryen
dc.subjectblack curranten
dc.subjectred curranten
dc.subjectwhite curranten
dc.subjectblackberryen
dc.subjectraspberryen
dc.subjectraspberry-blackberryen
dc.subjectblack elderen
dc.subjectstrawberryen
dc.subjectblooming perioden
dc.subjectflower densityen
dc.subjecthoneybee visitationen
dc.subjectforaging behaviouren
dc.titleFlower visiting activity of honeybees on fruit species blooming subsequentlyen
dc.typefolyóiratcikkhu
dc.typearticleen
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