Diversity of Bee Flora in Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India

Bees are crucial natural pollinators and their activities depends on availability and abundance of bee flora. The current study involved the study of foraging flora of agriculture, horticultural, forestry crops and wild plants. Here 171 plants were considered as bee flora out of which 13 are Agricultural crops, 49 are Horticulture crops, 70 are forestry crops and 34 are wild crops . All types of plants were available at study site that is nectar and Pollen and both nectar and Pollen providing. Study showed that there is highest abundance of bee flora in April month followed by May.