Morphometric study of Yemeni (Apis mellifera jemenitica) and Carniolan (A. m. carnica) honeybee workers in Saudi Arabia

SN Al-Kahtani, EKA Taha - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The Yemeni honeybee (Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner) is the native race in Saudi Arabia.
The Carniolan honeybee (A. m. carnica Pollmann) and its hybrid with the Egyptian …

An overview of beekeeping in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A Albarrak, A Gray - Journal of Apicultural Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years honey bee colonies have been seriously affected by colony losses, with
implications for their future existence. Much has been written about beekeeping, honey bee …

The key determinant for forming pollen density and using crop barriers to mitigate wind-blown pollen dispersal in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

CJ Zhang, Y Gao, J Yu, Z Lin, M Chen, X Min… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential for commercial cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa has raised
ecological concerns due to the possibility of introgression of GE alleles into conventional …

Comparison of the physicochemical characteristics of sidr (Ziziphus spp.) honey produced by Apis florea F. and Apis mellifera L.

EKA Taha, S Al-Kahtani, R Taha - Journal of Apicultural Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between species of honey bees
and properties of their produced honey. Honey samples were obtained during sidr (Ziziphus …

[HTML][HTML] Nectar and pollen sources for honeybees in Kafrelsheikh province of northern Egypt

EKA Taha, RA Taha, SN Al-Kahtani - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
This study was conducted at the apiary of the Beekeeping Research Section at the Sakha
Agricultural Research Station, ARC, Kafrelsheikh, and other apiaries in Kafrelsheikh …

Bumblebees are more efficient than honeybees to facilitate wind-blown pollen dispersal of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

CJ Zhang, Y Gao, DS Kim, J Yu, C Jiang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
An understanding of the visiting behavior of the pollinator on a crop and the affecting factors
on gene flow would help to predict the potential gene flow risk and develop the strategies to …

[HTML][HTML] Comb age significantly influences the productivity of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) colony

EKA Taha, OM Rakha, ESM Elnabawy… - Journal of King Saud …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The honeybee mainly uses the wax comb for brood rearing and food storage.
Repeated brood rearing in the comb changes the wax color and cell dimensions. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed yield in relation to phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollination

SN Al-Kahtani, EKA Taha, M Al-Abdulsalam - Saudi journal of biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
This investigation was conducted at the Agricultural and Veterinary Training and Research
Station, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, during the alfalfa growing season in …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between comb age and performance of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

EKA Taha, SN Al-Kahtani - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
A study on the relationship between the age of comb and the activity of the hybrid Carniolan
honey bee colonies in collecting pollen activity, worker brood production, colony strength …

Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on pollinator diversity and visitation rate and citrus productivity in West Java, Indonesia

MA NURDIANSYAH, MY Abduh… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Nurdiansyah MA, Abduh MY, Permana AD. 2023. Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula
laeviceps on pollinator diversity and visitation rate and citrus productivity in West Java …