Preference of honey bees (Apis mellifera jemenitica) for sugar solutions containing dried flowers of some fruit trees

Abstract

The research was carried out during the summer 2018 in Sadaa (north of Yemen) for study the Yemeni honeybee Apis mellifera jemenitica preference, to containing of fruit flowers dried by sugar solutions in different concentrations. The results were showed that the bees more attracted to A4 treatment (%1) from orange flowers dried added than the other added treatment. Similarly, the best treatment for apple flowers dried added was B6 (%1.5) concentrations in sugar solutions. While the best treatment for peach flowers dried soaked was C4 (%1) in sugar solutions. In general, it showed the Peach flowers added were more preference for bees in sugar solutions, after that the apple flowers soaked and the orange flowers soaked respectively.