MELITTOPHILIC COMPLEX OF PLANTS PROVIDING FORAGE BASE FOR HONEY BEES (APIS MELLIFERA) IN THE MOUNTAIN-FOREST ZONE OF CRIMEA
Journal: Ekosistemy
Year: 2020

For the first time, in the mountain-forest ecosystems of Crimea of parcel organization level adjacent to the beehives of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.), a species composition of plants representing the melittophilic complex has been identified which provides honey bees with pollen and nectar during the entire warm season. The complex includes 57 species of plants where the honey bees that collect pollen or nectar have been registered. The core of the melittophilic complex consisted of 35 species