Title: A Bioassay for Comparing Attractiveness of Plants to Honeybees
Abstract:SummaryA bioassay for comparing attractiveness of plants to honeybees (Apis mellifera) is described. Regression of data obtained from the bioassay showed that the method indicated greater attractivene...SummaryA bioassay for comparing attractiveness of plants to honeybees (Apis mellifera) is described. Regression of data obtained from the bioassay showed that the method indicated greater attractiveness for plants with more flowers, greater amounts of nectar per flower, more intensely coloured flowers, larger flowers, and more fully open flowers. The bioassay relies on the distribution of foragers and not on preferences of individual bees and can be used to compare plants having temporally offset flowering periods, since comparisons are relative to a standard.Read More
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Date: 1984-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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