PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS MINERAL ELEMENTS BY HONEYBEE
Authors : Wael Mahmoud Marzouk, Ahmed Kamel Ahmed
Pages : 177-187
Doi:10.31467/uluaricilik.1466941
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Publication Date : 2024-11-18
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :The study was conducted to investigate honeybee preferences for various micronutrients and their concentrations. throughout the summer of 2021 at the Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt, specifically at the apiary of the Bee Research Department. Forager bees showed strong avoidance responses only to high mineral concentrations (2, 1, 0.5%, and 0.25%) for sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium chloride. On the other hand, Foragers bees recorded a high visitation number in low concentrations (0.1, 0.05, 0.025 %, and 0.0125%) for 4 minerals and tap water. The honeybee prefers dilute sodium chloride and its low concentrations (0.0125%), which recorded a higher visitation number among all mineral concentrations under the study. In contrast, the bees exhibited no discernible preferences for the calcium chloride solutions with a low visitation number of 0.1 and 0.05% compared with tap water. The visitation numbers are similar in magnesium and potassium at 0.05, 0.025, and 0.0125% but higher than tap water. The solution was consumed at a concentration of 0.0125 after 139 minutes, a concentration of 0.025 after 142.5 min., and a concentration of 0.05 after a time had passed 157.5 min. The preference factor for NaCl solution was recorded at a concentration of (0.0125) Thus, the bees’ preference for this concentration is higher than their preference for tap water. The lowest preference factor (0.4) was recorded with a CaCl2 solution with a concentration of (0.1). low consumption ratios were recorded for 0.0125% potassium chloride (indicating a preference for the test solution), and higher consumption ratios were reported for 0.1% calcium chloride (indicating avoidance of the test solution).Keywords : Bal Arısı, Tercih, Elementler, Çözümler, Konsantrasyonlar