The daily foraging activity of honey bee was initiate at 0800 hr and cessation at late evening 17.45 hr. The peak activity periods of honey bee during day time were recorded at 0900 hr, 1000 hr, 1100 hr, 1600 hr and 1700 hr. Relative abundance of different honey bee species at 10 percent flowering of sunflower revealed that the maximum number of Apis cerana indica was recorded this was (35.55%) followed by A. dorsata (21.41%), A. florae (19.72%), A. mellifera (13.56%). The maximum repellent activity was seen in the plots treated with imidacloprid 17.8% SL and clothianidin 50% WDG from the day of spraying to 9^th day after spraying. Among the neonicotinoids acetamiprid 25% SP was less repellent activity recorded from the day of spraying to till the 9^th day after spraying. The repellent activity of neonicotinoids to Apis cerana indica was in order to: imidacloprid > clothianidin > thiamethoxam > acetamiprid.

The normal bee’s visits were recorded in the plots treated with botanicals viz. Tobacco and Nirgundi except Neem at initial hours after spraying of neem the visits were low after that it restore till the 9^th day of spraying. After spraying of 5% sugar syrup attracted more bees, hence it can be used as attractant. The maximum bee activity was recorded in the plots treated with the one colony of Apis cerana indica.