Apiflora of some meadows around Kragujevac (Serbia)

Abstract

This work presents the melliferous flora in eight meadow phytocoenoses in the area surrounding Kragujevac. By analysing the presence of melliferous species in each meadow community (number and coverage), as well as by determining the intensity of nectar production of each melliferous species in the community, the coenotic coefficient of nectar production (CCnp) of the plant community was obtained. CCnp shows the significance of the plant community for bee pasture. Simultaneously the percentage of melliferous species was estimated in each investigated community. Ranking the phytocoenoses with regard to their significance as a bee pasture, was carried out on the basis of the coenotic coefficient of melliferousness.