Bee Plants of Van Lake Basin (Turkey)

Öztürk, Fazlı; Erkan, Cihan

doi:10.3923/ijb.2010.101.106

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“…The botanical origin of honey is one of the most important parameters of honey quality [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. The quality of honey depends on the melliferous plants that bees use in their nourishment [ 6 ]. The nectar obtained from different melliferous plants has different characteristics and applications, both in medicine and in the food industry [ 4 ].…”

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Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys

Nair

Meddah

Aoues

2013

Foods

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A pollen analysis of Algerian honey was conducted on a total of 10 honey samples. The samples were prepared using the methodology described by Louveaux et al., that was then further adapted by Ohe et al. The samples were subsequently observed using light microscopy. A total of 36 pollen taxa were discovered and could be identified in the analyzed honey samples. Seventy percent of the studied samples belonged to the group ofmonofloral honeys represented by Eucalyptus globulus, Thymus vulgaris, Citrus sp. and Lavandula angustifolia. Multifloral honeys comprised 30% of the honey samples, with pollen grains of Lavandula stoechas (28.49%) standing out as the most prevalent. Based on cluster analysis, two different groups of honey were observed according to different pollen types found in the samples. The identified pollen spectrum of honey confirmed their botanical origin.

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Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys

Nair

Meddah

Aoues

2013

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“…Accordingly, different melliferous plant species have different characteristics and applications (eg, drugs, nutrients, etc.) [16,17].…”

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Assessing the quality of bee honey on the basis of melissopalynology as well as chemical analysis

Shakoori,

Mehrabian,

Minai

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Melissopalynological and chemical analysis of honey provide us useful and valuable information about the botanical and geographical origin of honey. The data in question is very important for authentication as well as for testing the quality of honey, so this is considered the main method in honey regulation here, we have used chemical analysis and melissopalynology to evaluate different honey samples from two main Iranian hubs of honey. Sampling was carried out on two important poles in Iran’s honey production, the central Alborz region, and the mountainous Zagros ecosystems in the years 2020 to 2021. Therefore, 52 samples from Alborz (Northern Iran), as well as 42 samples from the Zagrosian ecosystems (western Iran) belonging to different ecological habitats, were collected. In addition, samples were taken at 7 altitudes from 0 to 3500 m a.s.l. Furthermore, in this study, various chemical analyses such as the effect of antioxidant activity, the amount of total phenolic content, pH, and moisture content of honey samples were evaluated. Our results showed that all honey samples were classified as polyfloral honey. Based on our findings, 57 honey samples (61%) contained the standard amount of pollen. A total of 42 plant families and 55 genera were identified in the studied samples, with the highest presence of Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Apocynaceae, and Apiaceae. Finally, an antioxidant activity ratio of 19% to 98%, total phenolic content from 0.08 to 0.51 ppm, pH from 1.90 to 5.21, and moisture content from 13% to 18.40%.

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“…Turkey is one of the countries where the honey production is at the highest level in the World (Özturk and Erkan, 2010). In the recent past, the forest area in Turkey has increased from 20.2 million/ ha to 22.3 million/ha between 197322.3 million/ha between and 201522.3 million/ha between (OGM, 201322.3 million/ha between -2015.…”

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Traditional honey production and bee flora of Espiye, Turkey

Karaköse

Polat

Rahman

et al. 2018

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon

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This paper presents potential honey bee plants in Espiye (Giresun) which can be considered as a guide for beekeepers and researchers. A total of 149 taxa belonging to 125 genara and 48 families were recorded as pollen and nectary sources for honey bee colonies at Espiye (Giresun) region. Among the recorded taxa 58 were Phanerophytes, 57 taxa Hemicryptophytes, 19 taxa Therophytes, 13 taxa Cryptophytes and 2 taxa Chamaephytes. Updated nomenclature along with the families, local names, life form, flowering period and ecological status have been furnished under 94 herbs, 28 shrubs and 27 trees.

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Bee Plants of Van Lake Basin (Turkey)

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Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys

Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys

Assessing the quality of bee honey on the basis of melissopalynology as well as chemical analysis

Traditional honey production and bee flora of Espiye, Turkey

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