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: Received: 9 May 2023 / Approved: 11 May 2023 / Online: 11 May 2023 (04:47:30 CEST)
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Romanovskaja, D.; Baksiene, E.; Razukas, A. Impact of Climate Change on Phenology of Entomophilous Plants and Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.). Preprints2023, 2023050787. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0787.v1
Romanovskaja, D.; Baksiene, E.; Razukas, A. Impact of Climate Change on Phenology of Entomophilous Plants and Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.). Preprints 2023, 2023050787. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0787.v1
Romanovskaja, D.; Baksiene, E.; Razukas, A. Impact of Climate Change on Phenology of Entomophilous Plants and Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.). Preprints2023, 2023050787. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0787.v1
APA Style
Romanovskaja, D., Baksiene, E., & Razukas, A. (2023). Impact of Climate Change on Phenology of Entomophilous Plants and Honey Bee (<em>Apis mellifera L.</em>). Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0787.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Romanovskaja, D., Eugenija Baksiene and Almantas Razukas. 2023 "Impact of Climate Change on Phenology of Entomophilous Plants and Honey Bee (<em>Apis mellifera L.</em>)" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0787.v1
Abstract
Changes in the dates of phenological phases of plants and insects reflect changes in climate. The aim of the study was to determine the phenological patterns and interrelationships of spring-flowering entomophilous plants (Corylus avellana L., Alnus incana Moench., Tussilago farfara L., Salix caprea L., Acer platanoides L., Taraxacum officinale L., Prunus L., Malus domestica Mill.) and the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) in response to climate change. The research was carried out at Vokė Branch of the Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, using data from phenological observations during 1961–2020. The results of the studies showed that over a 60-year period, a trend towards earlier dates of all phenological events studied was observed. Significant and larger-scale changes occurred starting from the decade 1981–1990. Throughout the entire study period, with the exception of one decade, the dates of honeybee emergence on flowers correlated reliably with the dates of entomophilous plant phenophases. Due to the advance of plants phenophase dates the synchrony with honeybee emergence dates changes however, these changes had a positive effect on the foraging conditions of overwintering honeybees.
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