Impact of pollination cages and number of entrances in hive the foraging activity of the bee on radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
Abstract
Pollination studies on radish caging the crop with bee hive, led to the decline in the foraging activity of Apis mellifera Linnaeus on radish blooms in the cages. However, providing an additional entrance at the rear of the caged bee hive so that it opened outside the cage resulted in normalizing the foraging activity of the honey bee inside the cages to some extent. It is, thus, suggested that while conducting pollination experiments under caged conditions, an additional entrance at the rear of the bee hive, opening outside the cage should be included.
Keywords
Apis mellifera, foraging activity, foraging behaviour, pollination, pollination cages, pollinator, radish, Raphanus sativus
