Apidologie
2007
They evaluated the carpenter bee X. pubescens, a local species to Israel, as a pollinator of greenhouse-grown honeydew melons, in comparison to honeybees.
Israel journal of plant sciences
2009
Loss and fragmentation of foraging habitats, and extreme seasonality in the flowering phenology of wild plants, limit honeybee populations in Israel. This problem can be alleviated by the planting of bee forage plants in forests, parks, and along roadsides. To provide recommendations for such planting, they combined a literature survey and qualitative evaluations of experts to compile a list of 266 local wild plant species that have high food potential for bees.
Journal of apicultural research
2007
Recent declines in honey bee populations have created deficiencies in agricultural pollination, and motivated the search for alternatives to traditional honey bee colonies. Mini-nucleus colonies (mininucs), small honey bee hives containing a few hundred workers, are easier and cheaper to set up, maintain and transport than regular sized colonies.it was tested whether mininucs can provide effective agricultural pollination in enclosures.
אתר הספרייה של האגודה הישראלית לאקולוגיה ומדעי הסביבה
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