Mexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee

Decline in honey bee populations has become a matter of concern and their conservation is very essential to sustain essential ecosystem services. They provide making available continuous supply of floral resources is of immense value in conserving honey bees. The effectiveness of an ornamental creep...

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Autor principal:	P V Rami Reddy
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Publicado:	Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2020
Materias:	antigonon apis spp bee flora honeybees ornamental creeper Plant culture SB1-1110
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:86021bee2ad242b89815ca93d9df20c12021-12-02T19:34:49ZMexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee0973-354X2582-489910.24154/JHS.2020.v15i02.015https://doaj.org/article/86021bee2ad242b89815ca93d9df20c12020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/953https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899Decline in honey bee populations has become a matter of concern and their conservation is very essential to sustain essential ecosystem services. They provide making available continuous supply of floral resources is of immense value in conserving honey bees. The effectiveness of an ornamental creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn as a sustainable bee forage plant was evaluated. It attracts four major native species of honey bees viz., Apis cerana, A. florea, A. dorsata and Tetragonula iridipennis. The wild little bee, A. florea was the most dominant forager followed by the Indian bee, A. cerana. The plant is amenable for easy multiplication through seeds as well as cuttings and meets both aesthetic and ecological needs. Using Antigonon, different studies related to honey bees like assessing species diversity, foraging behaviour, temperature driven shifts etc. can be carried out. Popularising perennial bee flora like Antigonon would help in conserving honey bees in both natural and urban habitats. Since Antigonon attracts all species of honey bees throughout the year, it could be utilized as a potential bioindicator of honey bee populations in a given environment.P V Rami ReddySociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticleantigononapis sppbee florahoneybeesornamental creeperPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 225-228 (2020)
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description	Decline in honey bee populations has become a matter of concern and their conservation is very essential to sustain essential ecosystem services. They provide making available continuous supply of floral resources is of immense value in conserving honey bees. The effectiveness of an ornamental creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn as a sustainable bee forage plant was evaluated. It attracts four major native species of honey bees viz., Apis cerana, A. florea, A. dorsata and Tetragonula iridipennis. The wild little bee, A. florea was the most dominant forager followed by the Indian bee, A. cerana. The plant is amenable for easy multiplication through seeds as well as cuttings and meets both aesthetic and ecological needs. Using Antigonon, different studies related to honey bees like assessing species diversity, foraging behaviour, temperature driven shifts etc. can be carried out. Popularising perennial bee flora like Antigonon would help in conserving honey bees in both natural and urban habitats. Since Antigonon attracts all species of honey bees throughout the year, it could be utilized as a potential bioindicator of honey bee populations in a given environment.
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title	Mexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee
title_short	Mexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee
title_full	Mexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee
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Mexican creeper, Antigonon leptopus Hook. and Arn : An effective bee forage plant to conserve honey bee

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