Palynological Investigation Of Honey Produced In Ardahan-Turkey

Melissopalynology Analysis, Physicochemical Properties, Multi-Element Content and Antimicrobial Activity of Honey Samples Collected From Bayburt, Turkey

“…The content of honey varies depending on the plant source of the collected nectar, the geographical characteristics of the area it is collected in and climatic factors (Anklam 1998). The melissopalynologic analysis of the honey samples collected by Sorkun et al (2014) and Kaya et al (2005) from different regions of Turkey were made in a manner similar to the present study. In a study on honey samples produced in the Ardahan region of Turkey, the pollen types of Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Boraginaceae, Betulaceae, Brassicaeae, Caryophyllaceae, Campanulaceae, Cistaceae, Cyperaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Dipsacaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Geraniaceae, Liliaceae, Lamiaceae, Poaceae, Onagraceae, Polygonaceae, Rhamnaceae, Pinaceae, Rutaceae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae and Salicaceae were determined (Sorkun 2014).…”

“…The most important factor affecting the content of honey is the floral sources where nectars are collected because the changes in the source of honey affect its smell, taste and color (Kaya et al 2005, Şahinler andKaya 2001). For this reason, melissopalinological analysis which have recently been carried out to determine the floral source of honey all over the world have become increasingly important (Erdoğan et al 2006, Azim and Sajid 2009, Gençay Çelemli et al 2018, Sorkun et al 2014, Ecem Bayram and Demir 2018. As a result of the melissopalinological analyses made on different types of honey, it is possible to determine the plant, from which the most sophisticated honey is produced along with the plants that provide the properties of odor flavor, light or-dark color and quick crystallization properties (Pınar et al 2003).…”

Kars Balının Coğrafi İşaretlemesi İçin Melissopalinolojik Analiz

“…Accordingly, honey samples based on TPN-10 values were classified as group I (<20.000 pollen grains per 10 g honey), group II (20.000-100.000 pollen grains per 10 g honey), group III (100.000-500.000 grains per 10 g honey), group IV (500.000 -1.000.000 grains per 10 g honey), group V (>1.000.000 grains per 10 g honey). Also, honeys with very low pollen content, normal-pollen honeys and honeys with very rich pollen, were included in Group I, Group II and Group III, respectively [19] .…”

“…Plants such as Trifolium, Lotus (trefoil), and Astragalus, which have a long flowering period and are used as sources of pollen and nectar by bees, were also frequently observed.The results of our study indicate that these plants are also used as source of nectar in Kars region. On the other hand, in a different study it was reported that pollen of Fabacaea, Castanea sativa and Euphorbiaceae taxa were observed as secondary in honey samples from Kars region [19] . Contrary to these results, in our study, the pollen of Castanea GENÇAY ÇELEMLİ, ÖZENİRLER ECEM BAYRAM, ZARE, SORKUN [20,21] .…”

“…Moreover, it was found that TPN-10 was above the limit of 1.000.0000 in two honey samples, one of which was collected from Kars province. In another study, it was reported that the total number of pollen in two honey samples collected from Kars province was between 22713 and 6685 [19] . Similarly, in the study conducted by Sorkun and Doğan [16] , it was reported that among 127 samples of natural flower honey samples collected from various regions of Turkey, TPN-10 was between 54383 and 38112 and TPN-10 in 42 artificial honey was between 954 and 4983.…”