author(s)
Karuna Ingan and K Vijaykumar

abstract
To most people, nature's finest farmer is denied of value and to prove its value, the field investigations were carried out to record the wild honeybees population at different ecosystems of Kalaburagi district during 2018-19. The investigations were conducted by employing direct visual count method and on an all out search method to record the impact of man-made activities at different ecosystems of Kalaburagi district. During this investigation data revealed that, the distribution of Apis dorsata, Apis florea and their colony decline at natural and man-made domain. The colony density, abundance and nesting sites of these species varied significantly between different habitats. The farmers, gardeners, common public and residents were met personally in Kalaburagi region and collected the information about colony hunting, colony burning and uprooting of Apis dorsata and Apis florea hosted trees. However, due to non- altruistic behavior of local people at different nesting habitats and on the foraging plants, the dwarf honeybees namely Apis florea is declining at higher rate in various ecosystems. Therefore, there is an emergence, to conserve this species at different ecosystems.