Bee-Q effect on honey bee visit and seed yield of hybrid sunflower KBSH-1

摘要

Honey bees are considered as the most effective and ideal pollinators. Success of pollination with the help of honey bees depends on their performance to the target crop over other following plants in the vicinity. Many workers have tried to manipulate the foraging behaviour of honey bee by different means. Recently a food attractant 'Bee line' manufactured by custom chemicides, California USA and marketed in India as Bee-Q was felt judicious, which can be applied as the attractant for increasing honey bee visit and thereby increasing the hybrid seed yield in sunflower.