Dataset for Impact of Agricultural intensification bee diversity in Afrotropical drylands

Data used in this study were collected from August 2018 to March 2020 to investigate the impact of agricultural intensification on bee assemblages in the Afro-tropical drylands of Northern Tanzania. Two standardized sampling methods (UV-reflecting colored pan traps and standardized random walks) were employed to sample bees (Lasway et al., 2021; Prendergast et al., 2020). Twelve pan traps in four clusters (each cluster with three different UV-reflecting colors: white, yellow, and blue) were installed in each plot to passively collect bees (Classen et al., 2020; Elzay & Baum, 2021). Besides pan trap sampling, we used a standardized random walk method to sample bees (Lasway et al., 2022). This method involves random slow pace walks within plots using a hand net to actively collect bees that are foraging on flowers.