FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLE PLANTS AS SOURCES OF NECTAR FOR HONEYBEE IN NORTH SINAI 1. ALMOND AND PEACHES | ||||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 27, Issue 12, December 2002, Page 8655-8661 PDF (495.12 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2002.256234 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| M. N. El-Basiony | ||||
| Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Suez Canal Univ., Al-Arish. Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Almond and peach flowers in North Sinai orchards were evaluated as source of nectar for honeybee colonies in order to draw honeybee map in this virgin Governorate. The areas cultivated with both fruit crops, the mean number of flowers per tree and per feddan were calculated. The obtained results revealed that the flowering period for almond trees started on January 25 and finished on February 25, the flowering peak was found during February 7-9, 2001. The maximum volume of nectar and its amount of solid compounds were recorded from 12 at noon till 4 p.m. The flowering period for peach trees started on February 5 and ended on February 28, the flowering peak was found during February 17-19 highest volume of nectar was obtained at 4 p.m., while the maximum amount of solid compounds was given in flower picked up during the period from 12 at noon till 4 p.m. | ||||
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