Data for: Experimental elevated temperature affects bumblebee foraging and flight speed

Global warming threatens wild bees and their interaction with plants. While earlier studies have highlighted the negative effects of elevated temperatures on bee-plant interactions, we still lack knowledge about how they impact the foraging behaviours that are central to bee pollination activities. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated how ambient temperature affected the foraging behaviours of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. We allowed the bumblebees to forage freely on artificial flowers in two climate-controlled rooms set at 24°C and 32°C. The colonies were alternated between the two temperatures every week. We recorded the flower visitation rate, flight speed, total foraging time, and number of foraging trips. In addition, we measured flight metabolic rate across a range of temperatures to assess its potential as an underlying mechanism. In comparison to 24°C, at 32°C flower visitation time decreased while flower visitation rate and flight speed increased. This is consiste..., , , # Data for: Experimental elevated temperature affects bumblebee foraging and flight speed

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GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Experimental elevated temperature affects bumblebee foraging and flight speed
2. Author Information
Principal Investigator Contact Information
Name: GERARD Maxence
Institution: University of Mons
Address: Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])
3. Date of data collection: 2022-10-01
4. Geographic location of data collection: Stockholm
5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This work was supported by an Interdisciplinary Research Environment Grant from the Swedish Research Council (grant number 2018-06238). Maxence Gerard was also supported by a Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Gr...