• Mrs.S.PUSHPALATHA

Honey bees visitation rates by counting how many flowers inflorescences were probed per unit time for 3 plant species like Shoe flowers, Sunflowers, cow pea etc., additionally. We made a census of the bees diversity on the studied plant species Honey bees managed pollinated was very speedy (13.4 flowers/ minutes) when compared to the other non-Apidae bees (4.3 flowers/minutes). Our census showed that the plants attracted range of insects, with the honey bees as the most abundant visitors(34%). Therefore, rate differences can’t be explained by particular specializations. Lastly, we discuss potential implications of our conclusions for pollination. The ability to use and learn colour to optimally discriminate profitable food sources from inefficient ones is prerequisite for an efficient foraging strategy. The study validates the reported foraging strategies of bees based on colour stimulus, energetic value, handling time, flow rate and flight distances between flowers.

Indian honey bee, Various flowers, visiting time.

"Visitation time of Apis cerana Indica on some important flowers.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.b218-b221, October-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110125.pdf

"Visitation time of Apis cerana Indica on some important flowers.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no. ppb218-b221, October-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110125.pdf