Honey bee (apis mellifera) strains differ in apple (malus domestica) pollen foraging preference

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-20

  Dag, Arnon ^a   Stern, Raphael A ^b   Shafir, Sharoni ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Foraging; Malus domestica; Pollen; Pollination; Preference

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 18144362491     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101140     Document Type: Article

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