Floral management forpollinator conservation bee restaurants pollinators provide us food, in-turn can we?

摘要

Almost 98% of tropical and 78% of temperate plants in the mord eire aminal pollinatorIwese pollinators mope toflowers in search) of their food ic pollen and nectar and in turnpollinate them. Many of te insect pollinators other than honeybees do not store food and thsreguire food source throuout the year: 1o manage this, floral availability throughout the yearneeds to be documented first in the form of floral calendar: The floral calendar depicts dearthperiods with low fomer availability to pollinators in the remon and thus mangement practicescanbe taken. Crop diversification st changes in cropp patte, promotion of minecropping, afforest and crop production along mith) natural ccoystens and forest fiagments cmconsen c pollinators. Wen natal habitat is disturbed, rmn of ornamental plants likesu: marigold, cosmos, cuphea, innin and climber like camsis, srubs like hibiscuslnnerstoemin and ligastm near houses and on-fammn road sides, alo prorided food to pollinatorsdaring dearth) and consere them.