PJ BS Bosxiczs so Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences ANSIez n Network for Scientific Information 308 Lasani Towns Sargodha Road, Faisalabad - PakistanPakistan Journal of Biological Sciences § (11): 1198-1201, 2002 © Aslan Network for Sclentitie Information 2002 Identific n of Bee Plants and Analysis of Honey Collected from Different Plant Sources "KH. Bhuiyan, *M.M. Hossain, ’M.N. Bari and ‘MLR. Khanam 'Proshika (A Centre for Human Devslopmert),l/1-Ga, $sc.-2, Mirpur-2, Dhake-1216, Bangladesh *Deparmert of Entomology, Bangladesh Agrioultursl University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh “Entomology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh [Abwwact Gee plants gion in and sound Gangldesh Agulturl Unweraty campus were ldntied an the baal of the ‘tequeney of vats by the morker bees tothe fovers of tase pants. Altogether 20 bee plants We leried in “honey fw Peston" [Dacerer to March) Nine of hese pants id ot pronde pen and feof thary cd ot prone acta Bae pl ere 34 in umber In “dearth petiod" Apts sy Df these, 18 plots eine prove pllen end 12 not supp nectar ‘On fur Boe pants were lend In “extended pid” |Auguet 0 Noverser). Most ofthe provide eny polo, Tere Wore five bee plants, wich provide pollen ae nectar throughout the year twas found that on mn average turatick honey comtained the highest rmasture (26.48%) followed by mustard (26.72%) and black bery [21-04% The lowest masts 18.60%) vee fund ch Raney. Highest and loves redueng sugar wre obtaned mn mustard heney and blackberry honey {On the otherand, ten ney onained highest (60%) Ronseaucing sugar and muctars honey contaihed the lovey! (690%), Total suger ves the ghost (72708 in mustard honey tolemed by RE [710.208 Ash content wis highest (0 64) tn Grumetck honey foe by laeberry ante honey Key words: Bes plan, nectr, reducing sugar, honey. pollen Introduction ‘ond te pol foraging sctiiiea of honeybees ate Vale tne 12 {ime Hersam, 18021 Polen gateting setvty dopencent upon the avalabity of paten ietang Bowers andthe encirrmental Conditions tke suse, sunset and day temperature etch ls therfore, the ieracton ‘ot fore and these. interscton= brasumaby detormene the pater a palen gathering act. Ae [2 the condiena that govern the predution of ts substances ‘So of paramount martes, Maximum ares of stored plone ‘fecore i Fabrumy and minimum in October in Ap corse ‘alonies ai in Apis lifra clei the meieurn ang near ‘guantises wore recorded in Maren and Gctobar respective? [Ratman ard Raton, 1095) Palen calectone were higher hen honey colctlons wre more fake, 19711 Honey is a sweet vised Suid colected fom the nectries of flowers eorated for food by eevets Hinde of neecte cope, by the honeybees. Mare spectealy honey fs the nectar obtained ‘ouenment of he young brood. Cappes neney conaine neariy “Tow water and 80% sugar in the farm of dotrore and lewlore {Alama 18981, Hanes the aly mer where no bacaia by ‘any meara can germinate due to the prance of sugar content Jad that dseaes of honeyoees could be tasted ‘ther animals trough Roney. Honey Ras unique poten sang ‘ergy foods used vat bead ang beverage, I hes lang been ecopnised. 20 an amiaeple and slo used in many hinds ot CCoumetice In vow of manfeld importance of bow plas and ‘Roney the study had bean unde taken t find the ave ot Yarous bee plants andthe eompesiion ot Roney cacted fom ‘Stare bee pares. Materials and Methods ‘The expermant on isofstion of bes plants and anaes ot honey colected from diferent plant source vee ead out in Bangladesh Agicultirl Universy, Myrensingh Wem Apr 1288 tetarch 1998 States aniys2 were deneby Dunesn’s rule ‘ange tet of Comes and Gomes (1084) sentioaon of vaious bee plats: Bee plants grown in anc {eo aetrmine the wots made by the worker Bees tthe Rowers ot thate plants Thace absevstion nore continues thoughout th ‘year The be plants wate ened and graded onthe base of the ‘requeney of wats ofthe bees tothe Hovis for ealection ot ‘ectar ané pollen, Weties be plants wee glouped oe hose Sialabe in Rona fn eauon [Decerter 1 Mare death lod (Apr to lyn extended period (August to November Ends paio ving ai the yea Fauna Anais of honey: Foutstternt types of honey wee taken for ‘Ruay |e, mostard Brassce carpostra, ctumatick (Morin: toler isch bey Sycigum cumin) anita Lites ener ‘Roney. The nates of the honey flores thecotespenaing pent {oures tom vinch the neva vie colectes by the werk Bees uring. nasi of Roney the Talowing physi! and cheres! parameters re taken to consideration” I} moisture content, {ah content. i) reducing suger contre V7 otl sugar and ‘i nertedutng sug content. ‘Tho above parameters ware Getermined using the methods ot FRonganna (1001) Meise Five grams ofthe honey vn taken in porcelain crcl: In tetrad. and over-tied at 100° unl the weight Borame ‘constant Peoent moisture content was esested soaring 12 {the following formal Me naa, = ntl weight of honey and F = Final weight of honey ‘Aah: The ovanied saree tom il] above was ransfotrad into Suh ina ruts trace at 900% for 8 hater inti pressing 200°C an percent aah vine calcste ne flows Where, A= Weight of ath and = iia ight of honey. 1199Bhulyan of a: Bee plat, nectar reducing suger money, paten ‘Reaucing sugar: Twenty percent henay soutien wise repsted by ‘song honey instil mater ns ester tan mo the Soktion and 10 mio lend acetate sco vets ten 8260 mb ‘Yourmec flak The volume wes mage 200 m by ascing sities ‘ater Attar thcough ahsing the soutizn 100 mf ate ie {en into 2 200 mivehietie Rack and inl of ptarsan crate as added. Fil the volume Was made 260 mi by aang ‘itleg water, The soliton was fitered into a burt and then Aste aganst a mmasured sunt of Fsing’s soktton The ‘oluen, Percent reaueing super wae ealeusted se Yalow 1x0 100 Reducing sugar % Tex 1000 mat, 1 = mg of destese require tere the known volume ‘tangs ection © = Biuiton,T = Tite and W = Wesght of Total suger ity mi ofthe trate cand arte in # 280.1 ‘antue wa loved fo tad at rum tnparatie 24%, ‘tn dele waar an then ted against seared vo ‘rating ise of tre volne toned in detmanaton Tt gwar rn Nonteinng oar Nenteousog sas centr wae eels Nonrasueing sugar S6 = Tot! sugar % Reducing suge ooults and Discussion dantitieaion of seasonal bee plants: All together 29 bee plants ‘eta identi sane flow season” (Decemse” to Mare Nie ‘of thebe plants dd not provi pllen and fve of them gid nat provide nectar (Table 1). ee plants In “desth perioa” (xp 19 Syl ware 36 in number Of these, 16 plants id not provide ‘alan and 12 ced not sappy nectar (Fable 2} Orly four bee plants 1200Bhulyan of a: Bee plat, nectar reducing suger money, paten "aie: plats dng evtended prod” tupurt to Noverber, 1868) Loeaingtsh rare ‘Sante rane Fiomarng auton Pate Mec ‘Sha sb Paton” 7 “ale 4 plats dn wt te ee eund™ Moreh 1998 0 Forse. 1999) Loeangieh nae Sante renee ‘lth ye rod Neca aioe ects = Neral ty, Neciar™ — Gu olen = ea len colecied by bs Peter’ = oval surat of called by bars, Pa = Sion! sun af pale elected by Beet fu a ore ented In “estended paid” (August to Novernee) [tle Si host of then prone cly pon, Therese fe bee Blants. which provide pon and nectar throughout the year {Table 4 oper {1901| cbse the intuance of rete a pllen [valabity and blostorr densty onthe atractiveness of amand tia han bee. The nue ot eagng hney bee Se veh the. gaates number of floes par mater aloo Na the ‘ahest nectar and pon cllection per meter and ected the {tentet numberof honey bes. ceuring to Mutsaets (1821) {the main nectar Haw wat Som auly to Febraty with 2 Beak in Sinunry iter the forest tees oer fer” Malebo (1982) ‘bserved bee fraps plants and the development of Roney bee clones (Ags elfen the ale agin of Jabteabe a SSaslin 199807. He found thatthe avalabity of be forage ws the Bert n duneSeptember and postat in November. The findings af due nua) not corlate wth thore ches, THE ‘might be due to sitfrent eatlons and anronments ‘nats of honey: tet sna f honey I was found that on Se deerageatumatick honey eantan the ghest mate {26.42%} tolowes by ustwe (20.72%) an slack bert {21.84%}, The lowest mottre [18 609) wae found in Ion honey, Highest redveing and nenvedueng gate sotaned in ‘utara heney anita honey respectively athe lowest ee ‘lackey honey and mustard honey respectively. fable Bl ipana (1896) studied twos henay samples frm an Apis corane ‘nem seme sugarcane tide and found thatthe honey saree ontanad jut over 70% tot racing sugar over 3 8% woerons (oa 210-2185 water Hae (2001) sted vals Roney types an Maller naney types in the Phippines and reported tht the [average reditng sugar contort fr both foney types was below the valus recommended by FAOAWHO Cover Airantou ‘Commision ‘The standrds restored honey gona an average ‘hugo of 86.42% whan ioln-sccotzance wath the caren ‘Valuer Total sug we the highest (72 70%) in musta honey ‘elowed by ten 170:20%) Hah contents waste ighest 1058) In rumevek honey folovie’ By tackbery henay se eh Rene. ‘ecetdng te Tan (1904) miner companion sah contents {he hone Ape mettre vite 0125 and 622% tenet, “Ratisicaly sgn‘cant Table 6 The compare renitsndcates {that the mustard Money contained tote tote! sugar and wes therefore, the most preferable honey But Ne Roney could be ote 1 ener pated cai of he renee sos ut ‘Succeetl bee heeing snd ney production wise entity depend Torneo oa isctee Kev meneame ras oa Snes fees eoeleelee tetera ne Sea rigs eee eancs Sin inawarne ee coe oo LeSPiar ay e fotaseSek S pa ee References ‘Aare W888, Eye etaratn of gone cto and ier nh on maa nonce ony see baat R de 1571. 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