Floral resources of Apis mellifera capensis in the fynbos biome in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Title: Floral resources of Apis mellifera capensis in the fynbos biome in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Creator: Addi, A, Phillipson, P, Hepburn, H Randall
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2006
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/451845
Identifier: vital:75081
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC32660
Description: The plant species utilized by Cape honeybees, Apis mellifera capensis, as primary nectar and pollen sources were studied in the Eastern Cape Province in an area where fynbos vegetation mingles with grassland communities. From direct field observations and analyses of pollen loads collected by foragers, 54 plant species were identified as nectar and pollen sources. Of 37 endemic and exotic pollen source plants, Metalasia muricata, Eucalyptus grandis, E. camadulensis, Erica chamissonis, Helichrysum odoratissimum, H. anomalum, Crassula cultrata and Acacia longifolia were dominant species.
Format: 7 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Entomology, Addi, A., Phillipson, P. and Hepburn, H.R., 2006. Floral resources of Apis mellifera capensis in the fynbos biome in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. African Entomology, 14(1), pp.153-159, African Entomology volume 14 number 1 153 159 2006 2254-8854
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