The effect of environmental temperature on bee activity at strawberry farms

Abstract The response of bees to changing environmental temperatures has implications for pollination in natural and agricultural systems, with rising average increased stochasticity predicted cause pollinator population declines. A growing body evidence the role native crop suggests that understanding at which are active is important maintaining productivity under climate change. This study used two methods sample strawberry farms south‐eastern Australia, matching activity observations microclimate temperature understand how impacts bee activity. Apart from Apis mellifera (introduced), were identified, Lasioglossum spp. Exoneura robusta . was most abundant species across all temperatures, E. least. Visual sweep‐netting survey results found range broader A. (16.21–41.05°C) than (16.49–38.91°C) (26–38.82°C). suggest varies among species, potential community composition plant