Metin  Deveci, Ahmet Kuvanci  , 
    Investigation of Pollen Preferences of Honeybee,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 11,Issue 8,
    2012,
    Pages 1265-1269,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2012.1265.1269,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1265.1269)
    Abstract: This study was established in Agriculture Faculty of Ordu University Campus in test field area. Most of the bee visitings were to phacelia plant by 71.8 number m<SUP>-2</SUP>. The second visiting rate was to sainfoin plant by 55.9 number m<SUP>-2</SUP>. Alfalfa plant visiting was the least preferred visiting by 1.5 number m<SUP>-2</SUP>. In this study honeybee collonies gathered 10 pollen packages from sainfoin plant and phacelia plant followed that by 4 pollen packages by chosen randomly among 200 pollen packages. There was no alfalfa plant pollen in measured pollen packages. Alfalfa plant had the maximum flower quantity by 9317 flowers/number in m<SUP>2</SUP>, phacelia had 7038.2 flowers m<SUP>-2</SUP> and sainfoin had 4312.7 m<SUP>-2</SUP> flowers. Although, alfalfa plant was in the first place due to flowers in m<SUP>2</SUP> honey bees did not prefer it as a nectar source.
    Keywords: Honeybee;phacelia;sainfoin;alfalfa;pollen;Turkey