<b>Study of plants visited by bees <em>Melipona scutellaris</em> in <em>brejo Paraibano</em></b>- DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v25i2.1988

Abstract

The present work had the aim to inventory plants visited by bees Melipona scutellaris in Brejo Paraibano using 20 beehives of bees M. scutellaris L.. Data of four lines of transection were delimited approximately 1km² each from the mellyponary. Lines were drawn inside of this transection, where each trail was traveled, once a week, during a whole period of work from 7h30min to 10h30min. Along the trail all the plants in flowering were observed about 5 minutes during the visit of Uruçu bees or other ones. During the course plants were collected for botanic identification. For identification of transection line which was more foraged by Uruçu bees, statistical formula used no parametric Kruskal-Wallis for independent “K” samples (Siegel, 1975). The M. scutellaris is shown quite selective regarding to the choice of alimentary sources. For apicultures it can be suggested as pasture for M. scutellaris plants such as: Erytroxylon sp.; Schamanthus sp; Caliandra brevipes; Wulffia stenoglossa; Croton alagoenis; Jaquemontia sp