Melliferous flora and pollen characterization of honey samples of Apis mellifera L., 1758 in apiaries in the counties of Ubiratã and Nova Aurora, PR

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Elizabete S. Sekine¹  Vagner A.a. Toledo¹  Marcelo G. Caxambu¹  Suzane Chmura¹  Eliza H. Takashiba¹  Maria Josiane Sereia¹  LuÍs C. Marchini¹  Augusta C.c.c. Moreti¹ 

关键词: beekeeping;    bee plants;    floral resources;    floristic survey;    apicultura;    plantas apícolas;    recursos florais;    levantamento florístico;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0001-37652013005000017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to carry out a survey of the flora with potential for beekeeping in the counties of Ubiratã and Nova Aurora-PR through the collection of plants and pollen analyses in honey samples collected monthly. 208 species of plants were recorded, distributed in 66 families. The families that showed the major richness of pollen types were: Asteraceae, Myrtaceae and Solanaceae. Approximately 80 pollen types were found in honey samples, most of them were characterized as heterofloral. Cultivated plants, such as Glycine max (soybean) and Eucalyptus spp., were representative in some months of the year. Exotic species, such as Ricinus communis and Melia azedarach, were also frequent. However, over than 50% of the pollen types belong to native species of the region, such as Schinus terebinthifolius, Baccharis spp. Alchornea triplinervia, Parapiptadenia rigida, Hexaclamys edulis, Zanthoxylum sp. and Serjania spp., indicating the importance of the native vegetation for the survival of the colonies.

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