Apiculture and forestry (bees and trees)

Dordrecht

1995

313-320

Sonderdruck

12314S

203060

Honey bees are found associated with forests globally. Flowers of forest trees provide subsistence for honey bees and the trees physically provide shelter for a swarm or bee hive. Forest management and beekeeping have each had a long history both in the United States and globally, but have seldom been integrated or studied in a systematic fashion. Purposeful plantings of trees, as in agroforestry systems, could be designed to favor bee forage or hive protection.Key words: honey bees forest management agroforestry pollinationSchlüsselbegriffe: Bestäubung der Honigbienenforstwirtschaft Agroforstwirtschaft