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. 2011 Oct 6;(134):83–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.134.1677

Table 6.

Flight activity of native Saudi (Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner) and carniolan (Apis mellifera carnica Pollmann) colonies and their F1 hybrid during Early February to Late May (1992/1993).

Observation Time of Activity for Colonies
Apis mellifera jemenitica Apis mellifera carnica first hybrid
Time of 1st worker flight 5:55 5:56 5:53
Time of last worker return 18:09 17:58 18:13
Time of sunrise 6:02 Time of sunset 18:03
Sunrise temperature 14.5°C Sunset temperature 23.5°C