ABSTRACT

The paper incorporates a qualitative and quantitative analysis of pollen contents in four squeezed honey samples of Apis dorsata hives collected from forest area of Warora tahsil of Chandrapur district. Terminalia sp. represents the predominant pollen type in three samples ranged from (49.16% to 65.91%) are designate as Termanalia honey. The other significant pollen types recorded include Terminalia sp., Blumea sp, Sapindence emarginatus, Lagiscea mollusc, Delonix regia, Bombax ceba, Albezia lebbeck, Pongamia pinnata, Carthamus tinctorius, Brassica sp., Capsicum annum and Astericantha longifolia. The pollen counts ranged from 7000/g to 967000/g. The data reflects the floral situation of the place were particular honey was produced and the identification of geographical origin based on the presence of a combination of pollen types of that particular area. Keywords: Pollen, Honey, Apis dorsata, Forest area, Warora tahsil
Publication date: 01/10/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.10.1005