I have been looking for information about the duration of the activity of pollinators after they emerge. I am aware that this will vary among species. However, there may be some average value.
I have found a lot of information about phenological decoupling but non of them specify (or at least I have not found it) what is the length of the activity period in the case of insect pollinators.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance
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Hello Teresa; The demographics of Bumblebees, Honeybees and Euglossine are very well studied. The number you seek might be found in that literature. Good luck with your project, Jim Des Lauriers
Do you have a specific region/taxon in mind? I don't think an average value for bees would be all that meaningful. Phenology of individual bees, individual nests, and individual species will differ and this will further vary among locations. Species-specific biology and climate will both play a role. Univoltine bees might fly for a couple of months, but bivoltine and social bees might have nests active for longer periods (some species have nests lasting multiple years).
Hi Jason,
I have in mind non-social pollinators like solitary bees. Even though, in many cases their lifetime exceeds flower phenology, they have peaks of activity. I was wondering if beyond inste-specific differences, there is a number of weeks that pollinators tend to be active. In the case of plants, even though there are species-specific differences, in temperate areas flowering lasts is around three weeks. Is there something similar for pollinators?
thanks :)
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