Research Article

Foraging Activity in Plebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony

Table 5

Acrophases (Ac) and angular deviations (AD) of the total number of bees collecting nectar and pollen, and of the marked bees of colonies 1 and 2 of Plebeia remota, in the reproductive phase and diapause.

PhaseResourceBeesAc ± AD

Colony 1Reproductive phaseNectarColony12:28 ± 02:39
Marked12:19 ± 02:32
PollenColony10:11 ± 02:00
Marked11:05 ± 02:14
Reproductive diapauseNectarColony12:32 ± 02:01
Marked12:17 ± 02:05
PollenColony12:25 ± 02:04
Marked11:45 ± 01:51

Colony 2Reproductive phaseNectarColony12:32 ± 02:39
Marked12:37 ± 02:37
PollenColony10:17 ± 02:04
Marked09:52 ± 01:49
Reproductive diapauseNectarColony12:38 ± 2:05
Marked12:26 ± 01:59
PollenColony12:10 ± 01:51
Marked12:30 ± 01:41