Food Reward and Distance Influence the Foraging Pattern of Stingless Bee, Heterotrigona itama. Food Reward and Distance Influence the Foraging Pattern of Stingless Bee, Heterotrigona itama. pp. 1-10. (2018)
Abstract
Beekeeping with stingless bee provides new opportunities to improve the incomes of many
households in Malaysia through the sale of honey and other bee products. While Heterotrigona itama is
one of the most commonly cultured species of stingless bees, its behavior is not very well understood.
Hence, we conducted this study to investigate the behavior of H. itama in exploiting food sources by
ascertaining the nectar sugar concentration preferred by the bee. We also aimed to determine the
preferred distance of food source from the beehive. Our results suggest that H. itama prefers high
sugar concentrations of 35% and above, and most of the bees preferred to forage close to their hive to
collect food. We discuss how nectar concentration, food distance, and abiotic factors influence the
number of bees exploiting food sources and the overall foraging pattern of H. itama
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Foraging activity, Food exploitation, Bee farming, Tropical species |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) > Culture By Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) > Ecology By Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) > Research |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Kelulut (Stingless Bee) |
| Depositing User: | Nor Azimahwati Aris |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2024 07:39 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2024 07:39 |
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