COTONEASTER FOR BUMBLE BEES AND HONEY-BEES

被引:6
作者
CORBET, SA
WESTGARTHSMITH, A
机构
[1] Zoology Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, Downing Street
关键词
COTONEASTER; NECTAR PLANTS; BOMBUS; BUMBLE BEES; APIS-MELLIFERA; HONEY BEES; FORAGING; PHENOLOGY; UK;
D O I
10.1080/00218839.1992.11101254
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
Regular monitoring between May and August 1988 of a collection of 22 taxa of Cotoneaster in the UK showed that the bumble bees Bombus pratorum and B. pascuorum preferentially visited species in the section Cotoneaster. The short-tongued bumble bees B. terrestris/lucorum and honey bees visited species in both sections of the genus, concentrating on the section Cotoneaster in the dearth period of early summer and on Chaenopetalum after mid-June. The section Cotoneaster is recommended as particularly valuable for bee forage. This phenological survey should make it possible to select groups of species for amenity plantings to give a seasonal spread of flowering, enhancing the availability of nectar plants.
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页码:9 / 14
页数:6
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