Authors : Ghugal, S. I, Bramhankar, K. B. 2, Rahile, B. S,Gedam, P. A.
Page Nos : 66-70
Description :
The present study include 87 pollen loads collected and analysed from 7 combs of domesticated honey bee, Apisceranaindicafrom Sakoli Tahsil, out of which 61 (70.11%) pollen load were found to be unifloral, 8 ( 9.19% ) bifloral and 18 (20.68%) multifloral. In unifloral pollen loads predominant species were found to be Coriandrumsativum, Brassicasp., Sesanumindicum,Cajanuscajan, Lathyrussativus, Capsicum annum, Alternantherasessilisand Solanumsp. In bifloral pollen loads predominant species were found to be S. indicum, C. cajan, C. sativum, C. annum, Solanumsp. S. indicus, Brassicasp. While C. sativum, Brassicasp. Partheniumhysterophorus, S. indicum, C. cajan, Prosopisjuliflora, Acassianilotica, Sonchusoleraceus, Tridaxprocumbens , Phaseolus sp. A. sessilis, L. sativus, C. annum and S. indicuswere the pollen type recorded from multifloral load.
