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Research Paper | Entomology | India | Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2016 | Rating: 6.1 / 10
Evaluation of Acacia Species as Honeybee Forage Potential
Dalip Kumar [2] | Vineeta Sharma
Abstract: The comprehensive and extensive studies were made to work out the honey bee forage in different location of the city beautiful-Chandigarh as well as adjoining region. The present study reveals that different species of Acacia are the potential source of bee forage. The observations were made with respect of five species of Acacia viz, , Acacia concinna ( Wild. ), Acacia nilotica ( L. ), Acacia catechu (Roxb. ) Willd. , Acacia juliflora (Sw) Wild. and Acacia leucophloea ( Roxb. ) Willd.
Keywords: Acacia, Evaluation, BeeForage, Pollen, Nectar
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2016,
Pages: 1726 - 1727