14 May 2009

Why do honey bees fly on wheat?

Honey bees on wheat

Field trial application

Semi field trial

Bee hive in semi field trial

Why do honey bees not fly on wheat ?

They don’t like to have bare cereals for breakfast. 
You have to put some honey on the grains; otherwise these spoiled little foodies won’t even have a look at it. 
Honey bees as pollinator are not attracted by gramineous crops like wheat. Nonetheless, during an aphid infestation honey dew is produced on cereals. Honey dew is a potential food source for bees that may allure them even into wheat fields. 
Hence, eurofins-GAB performs honey bee studies on wheat. A sugar solution serves as an artificial substitute for honey dew. 

For detailed information please contact: 

Sabine Hecht-Rost (sabine.hecht-rost@eurofins-gab.com)

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