Difference between revisions of "Major honey flows (plants, seasons)"
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The classification of a plant species as "important" honey bee plant often depends on different opinions of surveyed beekeepers, due to different criteria selecting and recognizing them (nectar flow, pollen amount, flowering period, quality, frequency of honey bee visits, …). | The classification of a plant species as "important" honey bee plant often depends on different opinions of surveyed beekeepers, due to different criteria selecting and recognizing them (nectar flow, pollen amount, flowering period, quality, frequency of honey bee visits, …). | ||
| − | '''Ethiopia:''' | + | '''Ethiopia:''' There are several important melliferous plant species within following botanical families: Acanthaceae (''Asystasia gangetica, Hypoestes forskaolii, Justicia bizuneshiae''), Agavaceae (''Agave sisalana''), Aloaceae (''Aloe spp.''), Anacaridaceae (''Ozoroa insignis''), Araliaceae (''Schefflera abyssinica''), Arecaceae (''Borassus aethiopum, Phoenix reclinata''), Asteraceae (''Bidens macroptera, B. pachyloma, Carduus camaecephalus, Carthamus tinctorius, Crassocephalum macropappum, Guizotia abyssinica, G. scabra, Helichrysum citrispinum, Mikaniopsis clematoides, Vernonia amygdalina''), Boraginaceae (''Cordia africana''), Cactaceae (''Opuntia ficus-indica''), Campanulaceae (''Lobelia rhynchopetalum''), Combretaceae (''Combretum molle, Terminalia brownii''), Ericaceae (''Erica arborea, E. trimera''), Euphorbiaceae (''Croton macrostachyus, Euphorbium candelabrum''), Fabaceae (''Acacia albia, A. brevispica, A. pentagona, A. senegal, A. seyal, A. sieberiana, A. tortilis, Albizia spp., Dichtrostachys cinera, Piliostigma thonningii, Trifolium spp.''), Hypericaceae (Hypericum revolutum), Lamiaceae (Becium grandiflorum, Satureja punctata), Leguminosae (Cassia arereh), Malvaceae (Grewia mollis, G. villosa), Moraceae (Ficus sur), Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus globulus), Oleaceae (Olea Africana), Poaceae (Andropogon abyssinicus), Rhamnaceae (Berchemia discolor, Ziziphus pubescens), Rosaceae (Hagenia abyssinica), Rubiaceae (Coffea arabica), Sapotaceae (Aningeria adolfi-friederici, Mimusops lourifolia) and Ulmaceae (Celtis africana, C. toka) <ref>Admasu A., Kibebew W., Ensermu K. & Amssalu B. (2014). Honeybee Forages of Ethiopia. Holeta Bee Research Center. Ethiopia.</ref><ref>El Mahi A.G. & Magid T.D.A. (2014) The Potential of ''Acacia seyal'' as a Resourceful Tree for Gum Arabic in Sudan. Gum Arabic Board (Sudan). Khartoum -December 2014</ref> <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W. & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Springer.</ref> <ref>Haftom G., Zelealem T., Girmay M. & Awet E. (2013). Seasonal honeybee forage availability, swarming, absconding and honey harvesting in Debrekidan and Begasheka Watersheds of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Livestock Research for RuralDevelopment 25(4)</ref>. It has to be mentioned, that there may be more relevant plant families. |
| + | In general, there are two seasons of honey harvesting: October - November and April - June (before and after rainy season) <ref>Gemechis L.Y. (2016). Honey Production and Marketing in Ethiopia. Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America. 7(5), 248-253</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 2 May 2018
The classification of a plant species as "important" honey bee plant often depends on different opinions of surveyed beekeepers, due to different criteria selecting and recognizing them (nectar flow, pollen amount, flowering period, quality, frequency of honey bee visits, …).
Ethiopia: There are several important melliferous plant species within following botanical families: Acanthaceae (Asystasia gangetica, Hypoestes forskaolii, Justicia bizuneshiae), Agavaceae (Agave sisalana), Aloaceae (Aloe spp.), Anacaridaceae (Ozoroa insignis), Araliaceae (Schefflera abyssinica), Arecaceae (Borassus aethiopum, Phoenix reclinata), Asteraceae (Bidens macroptera, B. pachyloma, Carduus camaecephalus, Carthamus tinctorius, Crassocephalum macropappum, Guizotia abyssinica, G. scabra, Helichrysum citrispinum, Mikaniopsis clematoides, Vernonia amygdalina), Boraginaceae (Cordia africana), Cactaceae (Opuntia ficus-indica), Campanulaceae (Lobelia rhynchopetalum), Combretaceae (Combretum molle, Terminalia brownii), Ericaceae (Erica arborea, E. trimera), Euphorbiaceae (Croton macrostachyus, Euphorbium candelabrum), Fabaceae (Acacia albia, A. brevispica, A. pentagona, A. senegal, A. seyal, A. sieberiana, A. tortilis, Albizia spp., Dichtrostachys cinera, Piliostigma thonningii, Trifolium spp.), Hypericaceae (Hypericum revolutum), Lamiaceae (Becium grandiflorum, Satureja punctata), Leguminosae (Cassia arereh), Malvaceae (Grewia mollis, G. villosa), Moraceae (Ficus sur), Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus globulus), Oleaceae (Olea Africana), Poaceae (Andropogon abyssinicus), Rhamnaceae (Berchemia discolor, Ziziphus pubescens), Rosaceae (Hagenia abyssinica), Rubiaceae (Coffea arabica), Sapotaceae (Aningeria adolfi-friederici, Mimusops lourifolia) and Ulmaceae (Celtis africana, C. toka) [1][2] [3] [4]. It has to be mentioned, that there may be more relevant plant families. In general, there are two seasons of honey harvesting: October - November and April - June (before and after rainy season) [5].
Indonesia:
References
- ↑ Admasu A., Kibebew W., Ensermu K. & Amssalu B. (2014). Honeybee Forages of Ethiopia. Holeta Bee Research Center. Ethiopia.
- ↑ El Mahi A.G. & Magid T.D.A. (2014) The Potential of Acacia seyal as a Resourceful Tree for Gum Arabic in Sudan. Gum Arabic Board (Sudan). Khartoum -December 2014
- ↑ Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W. & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Springer.
- ↑ Haftom G., Zelealem T., Girmay M. & Awet E. (2013). Seasonal honeybee forage availability, swarming, absconding and honey harvesting in Debrekidan and Begasheka Watersheds of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Livestock Research for RuralDevelopment 25(4)
- ↑ Gemechis L.Y. (2016). Honey Production and Marketing in Ethiopia. Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America. 7(5), 248-253
