Pollen Content in Honey of Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in an Atlântica Forest Fragment in the Municipality of Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil.

Authors

  • Diogo Feliciano Dias Araujo Universidade de São Paulo / Campus “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, São Dimas, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba-São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Augusta Carolina Carmelo Carmargo Moreti Instituto de Zootecnia, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, 13460-000, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Talita Antonia da Silveira Universidade de São Paulo / Campus “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, São Dimas, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba-São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Luís Carlos Marchini Universidade de São Paulo / Campus “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, São Dimas, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba-São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Ivani Pozar Otsuk Instituto de Zootecnia, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, 13460-000, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.436-440

Keywords:

Melissopalynology, Nectar, Foraging, Apiculture, Food source

Abstract

The productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera L. bees are directly affected by climatic conditions and food availability in the region where the bees are reared or kept; therefore, food storage (honey and pollen), oviposition and population growth of these bees are subject to seasonal variations. These variations lead the bees to constantly search for food, taking exploratory trips, called “foraging”. This study investigated the botanical origin of nectar sources collected by A. mellifera bees for six consecutive months, from October/2011 to March/2012 in six bee colonies. The study was carried out in the experimental apiary of the Entomology and Acarology Department of the College of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz”, from the University of São Paulo, in the municipality of Piracicaba, São Paulo State. The study site has a predominance vegetation of Semideciduous Forest (Atlântica Forest). In each sampling month, we analyzed the pollen types in the honey samples. We used the acetolysis method to prepare the samples for melissopalynology. We carried out the quantitative analysis by successive count of 900 sample grains. The samples were grouped in terms of botanical species, families and/or pollen types. The results show that bees used several plants from the region as a nectar source. However, Arecaceae, Fabaceae/Mimosoideae and Myrtaceae families were predominant throughout the sampling period. The occurrence of these plant species was significant and essential for the maintenance of the bee colonies.

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Diogo Feliciano Dias Araujo, Universidade de São Paulo / Campus “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, São Dimas, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba-São Paulo, Brasil.

Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia (Laboratório de Insetos Úteis)

Talita Antonia da Silveira, Universidade de São Paulo / Campus “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, São Dimas, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba-São Paulo, Brasil.

Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia (Laboratório de Insetos Úteis)

Luís Carlos Marchini, Universidade de São Paulo / Campus “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ/USP), Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, São Dimas, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba-São Paulo, Brasil.

Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia (Laboratório de Insetos Úteis)

Ivani Pozar Otsuk, Instituto de Zootecnia, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, 13460-000, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brasil

Centro de Genética e Reprodução Animal
Laboratório de Metodologias Quantitativas

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2013-12-30

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Araujo, D. F. D., Moreti, A. C. C. C., Silveira, T. A. da, Marchini, L. C., & Otsuk, I. P. (2013). Pollen Content in Honey of Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in an Atlântica Forest Fragment in the Municipality of Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. Sociobiology, 60(4), 436–440. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.436-440

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Vol. 60 No. 4 (2013)

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Research Article - Bees

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