Open AccessHoney yield conditions and characteristics of honeys in the south of the Far East of Russia
Author(s) -
Andrey Komin,
E K Pulinets,
S. V. Gamaeva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/604/1/012031
Subject(s) - pollen , biology , nectar , beekeeping , botany , honey bee , apiary , horticulture
The article presents the characteristics of honey yield conditions and the quality of honey in the south of the Far East of Russia. The intensity of nectar production by plants in the active period of the beekeeping season is determined. The quality of the produced honey is estimated. The dominant honey plants in different seasons of the year have been established. The melliferous vegetation is rich and diverse and it allows to obtain the yield of marketable honey up to 61.6 kg per one bee colony during the research period. The main honey plant of Primorsky Krai is Tilia L. Its pollen contribution can reach 86.7% of the total number of pollen grains in the honey. Moreover, it is present in almost all honey samples. Among the secondary honey plants, the most valuable are Lespedeza bicolor Turcz., Fagopyrum esculentum Moench., species of genus Polygonum L. and of the Araliaceae family. Honey gathered at the same time in various areas of the region differs in pollen content of dominant honey plants significantly. Pollen of endemic plants are present in the honey samples, and it makes it possible to identify “Primorsky Honey” as highly reliable.