Apiculture (0+1)

Practical things to do

1. Go around apiary on a sunny day. Observe bee foragers whether they are collecting nectar (Fig. 8.7; with tongue of worker towards nectar) or pollen (Fig. 8.8; working on anthers). Note the corbiculae of pollen gatherer with pollen load. Record your observations on the flora observed and colour of pollen load.
2. Assignment: collection and preservation of bee forage plants.