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• Distribution of Woody Plant Species Foraged by Stinging Honey Bee [Apis mellifera L.] and Beekeeping Intervention Possibility in Mbizi Forest Reserve (2026) · doi

  Mbizi Forest Reserve lies within a zone which is known to provide high-quality honey because of a diverse vegetation composition supported by favourable climatic conditions. The United Republic of Tanzania, through the beekeeping policy, insists on bee products as a source of income for households and the nation. This paper recommends the following to TFS and the government as a whole: • Beekeepers spend most of their time viewing the the honey production suitability reserve. in • All plant species of the area should be evaluated as this study focused on higher plants only (shrubs, trees, woody climbers), while bees forage even the grasses and herbs. • Think of biodiversity assessment to record attractions and design routes ready for an ecotourism project, because the area qualifies for such activity. • Identify any local people’s groups interested in beekeeping that can be in a position to set their hives at legally demarcated sites in the reserve. • Evaluate the plant species phenology within a variety of micro-habitats of Mbizi Forest Reserve. • Plan that were found to sustainably discourage woody climbers to massively overwhelm the regeneration, in such a way that replacement of the old trees when they die will be difficult, thus reducing the shrub and tree species diversity.

  Keywords: reserve species mbizi forest within honey beekeeping plant area trees woody climbers lies zone known
• Functional traits mediate pollinator community responses to urban development in Central Arkansas (2026) · doi

  We acknowledge certain limitations in this study, particu- larly regarding sample size and site management. Only three sites were surveyed in low disturbance areas, four in mod- erate disturbance areas, and five in high disturbance areas. While temporal replication was included to enhance statisti- cal power, the limited number of sites and unbalanced design may reduce the ability to detect clear spatial patterns, espe- cially for certain taxonomic groups. Additionally, although all study sites were planted with pollinator-friendly plants, differences in local management practices, especially weed management, may have influenced pollinator presence and activity independently of land-use intensity. Also, the use of literature-derived values for bee body size may limit the general application of the study, as bee body size may vary remarkably across landscapes. As a result, some observed patterns, such as a lack of significant effects for certain taxa, may reflect the constrained spatial scope or unmeasured site- specific factors rather than true ecological patterns. Despite these limitations, we believe that our mixed modelling ana- lytical approach, which includes sites as a random variable accounts for site-level variability and reduces the potential biases in estimating land use effects. We therefore believe our study provides valuable information about the effect of urban development on pollinator functional diversity. How- ever, we highlight the need for broader-scale research with more balanced spatial replications.

  Keywords: sites certain size site management disturbance areas spatial patterns pollinator limitations land body effects believe
• Seasonality of floral resources in relation to bee activity in agroecosystems (2021) · doi

  Here, we examined the visitation rates of common bee genera and the spatiotemporal availability of floral resources in agroecosystems over one season to determine whether local wild bee activity was limited by landscape floral resource abundance, and if so, whether it was limited by the present or past abundance of landscape floral resources.

  Keywords: floral resources whether limited landscape abundance here examined visitation rates common genera spatiotemporal availability agroecosystems
• Resampling native bee communities over 30 years showed stable trends along a tropical forest disturbance gradient (2026) · doi

  Exploring the effects of climate change and human activities on richness and diversity of native bee communities in the tropics can provide a scientific basis for the conservation and management of native pollinators and associated pol- lination services in these understudied regions.

  Keywords: native exploring effects climate change human activities richness diversity communities tropics provide scientific basis conservation