Botanical profile of bee pollen from the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Marcos Da Costa Dórea²  Jaílson Santos De Novais¹  Francisco De Assis Ribeiro Dos Santos² 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Laboratório de Micromorfologia VegetalFeira de Santana BA ,Brasil

关键词: Apis mellifera;    Atlantic Forest;    beekeeping;    melissopalynology;    pollen type;    apicultura;    Apis mellifera;    Mata Atlântica;    melissopalinologia;    tipo polínico;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-33062010000300028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper aims to identify the botanical origin of pollen loads collected by Apis mellifera L. in Canavieiras municipality, Bahia state. It provides a list of polliniferous plant species from the Atlantic Forest biome that are important for the development of regional apiculture. Using the acetolysis method, 35 bee-pollen samples were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Results showed that pollen types Elaeis (23.99%), Mimosa pudica (22.78%) and Cecropia (13.68%) were the most abundant among the samples. These also showed the highest relative frequencies of the material studied and were important pollen sources for bees in the study area.

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