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BEEKEEPING & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
ROLE OF BEEKEEPING WITH INDIGENOUS BEE-APIS CERANA IN CROP PRODUCTION
Contents
Preface Foreword Acknowledgment Chapter 1 Title and Abstract The Apis group Background of the project Need for the current study Background of the study area Aim and Objectives Materials and Methods Time line of the study Chapter 2 Observations: Activity of bees in Bee Boxes 1. Bee Activity in Bee boxes 2. Pollen load and nectar load collection 3. Out-going trips of Apis cerana during various months 4. Arrival of bees with Pollen load during the months studied 5. Arrival of bees with Nectar load during the months studied 6. Foraging behavior at various study locations Chapter 3 BEEKEEPING & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY Observations: Insect visits and composition on floral Quadrats 1. Pollinator Activity and Foraging 2. Composition of insects on floral Quadrat 3. Number of Apis cerana visits on floral quadrats 4. Favorable plants for Apis cerana Chapter 4 Observations: Crop productivity 1. Productivity increase in areas with bee box 2. Number of bee visits and Productivity: Chapter 5 Key findings and discussion Important outcomes of the study Limitations of the study Future prospects Bibliography 29 32 33 33 35 26 26 26 19 20 21 23 24 11 11 11 13 14 15 16 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 10 ii iv v
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Acknowledgement
The present report is the outcome of work spanning 8 months which included 4 months of intense field work. The report highlights the findings of a short term assessment of role of bee keeping with Apis cerana indica in the farm systems of marginal farmers in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district in the state of Gujarat. The work may seem to be a small term study but in reality it could be a stepping stone for larger benefits in terms of awareness, knowledge, documentation, orientation and implications as far as pollination and crop productivity are concerned. I first would like to thank the field investigators of the
ROLE OF BEEKEEPING WITH INDIGENOUS BEE-APIS CERANA IN CROP PRODUCTION
Contents
Preface Foreword Acknowledgment Chapter 1 Title and Abstract The Apis group Background of the project Need for the current study Background of the study area Aim and Objectives Materials and Methods Time line of the study Chapter 2 Observations: Activity of bees in Bee Boxes 1. Bee Activity in Bee boxes 2. Pollen load and nectar load collection 3. Out-going trips of Apis cerana during various months 4. Arrival of bees with Pollen load during the months studied 5. Arrival of bees with Nectar load during the months studied 6. Foraging behavior at various study locations Chapter 3 BEEKEEPING & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY Observations: Insect visits and composition on floral Quadrats 1. Pollinator Activity and Foraging 2. Composition of insects on floral Quadrat 3. Number of Apis cerana visits on floral quadrats 4. Favorable plants for Apis cerana Chapter 4 Observations: Crop productivity 1. Productivity increase in areas with bee box 2. Number of bee visits and Productivity: Chapter 5 Key findings and discussion Important outcomes of the study Limitations of the study Future prospects Bibliography 29 32 33 33 35 26 26 26 19 20 21 23 24 11 11 11 13 14 15 16 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 10 ii iv v
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Acknowledgement
The present report is the outcome of work spanning 8 months which included 4 months of intense field work. The report highlights the findings of a short term assessment of role of bee keeping with Apis cerana indica in the farm systems of marginal farmers in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district in the state of Gujarat. The work may seem to be a small term study but in reality it could be a stepping stone for larger benefits in terms of awareness, knowledge, documentation, orientation and implications as far as pollination and crop productivity are concerned. I first would like to thank the field investigators of the