The Foraging Behavior of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera, L.)

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John Purdy (Corporate environmental consultant and research scientist for Abacus Consulting Services, Canada)

The Foraging Behavior of the Honey Bee

Apis mellifera, L.

John Purdy (Corporate environmental consultant and research scientist for Abacus Consulting Services, Canada)

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English

Academic Press Inc
24 October 2023

Animals & society; Insects (entomology); Animal husbandry

The Foraging Behavior of the Honeybee (Apis mellifera, L.) provides a scholarly resource for knowledge on the regulation, communication, resource allocation, learning and characteristics of honeybee foraging behavior at the individual and colony level. Foraging, in this context, is the exploration of the environment around a honey bee hive and the collection of resources (pollen, nectar, water, etc.) by bees in the worker caste of a colony. Honeybees have the unique ability to balance conflicting and changing resource needs in rapidly changing environments, thus their characterization as “superorganisms made up of individuals who act in the interest of the whole.

This book explores the fascinating world of honey bees in their struggle to obtain food and resources in the ecosystem and environment around the hive. Written by a team of international experts on honey bee behavior and ecology, this book covers current and historical knowledge, research methods and modeling used in the field of study and includes estimates of key parameters of energy utilization, quantities of materials collected, and identifies inconsistencies or gaps in current knowledge in the field.

Edited by: John Purdy (Corporate environmental consultant and research scientist for Abacus Consulting Services Canada)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780323917933
ISBN 10: 0323917933
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction to honey bee foraging 2. Honey bee adaptations for foraging 3. Honey bee foraging behavior, navigation, communication, and search patterns of individual bees 4. Energetics of foraging 5. Pollination and foraging ecology of individual honey bees 6. Delivery of resources by returning foragers 7. Colony-level adaptations for foraging 8. Modeling of colony and bee behavior 9. Honey bees as livestock 10. Specialized foraging – robbing, swarming, absconding 11. Knowledge gaps and future directions

Dr. John Purdy is a corporate environmental consultant and research scientist for Abacus Consulting Services in Canada. He received his MSc in Chemistry and Forestry, then his PhD in Chemistry, both from the University of Toronto. His work includes ground-breaking research on environmental behavior and modeling of pesticides, ecotoxicology, and effects of pesticides on bees. His primary research interests are honey bees and other insect pollinators. Dr. Purdy is a co-chair of the annual pollinator risk assessment of the American Chemical Society, a member of the International Commission for Plant Pollinator Relationships, and more.