Identification Of Fars Honey Bee Plant Resources From Three Families In Fars Province Asteraceae, Papilionaceae And Lamiaceae
2008
Karimi, A.H., Member of Scientific Board, Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources of Fars Province | Nazarian, H., Member of Scientific Board, Research Institute of Animal Science | Jafari, E., Member of Scientific Board, Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources of Fars Province.
In this study we recognized the plants of Fars province that honey bees used their nectar, pollen or both of them. For this purpose, we observed the kinds of activity of honey bees on flowers, directly and used polynology. We collected all of the plants that honey bees used them at different seasons. Also flowering periods of these plants were appointed. The speciments after pressing and drying were determined according to national and international valid refrences. The pollens were collected by making pollen traps in front of colony. Then pollens acetolysed according to wodehouse method. All pollen samples were prepared for light microscope and their size were measured by micrometer. Consequently 82 families, 279 genera, 372 species of plants were recognized. From these plants 18.8% are belong to Asteraceae, 10.3% are belong to papilionaceae and 6.7% are belong to Lamiaceae, respectively. There are many different families that honey bees used less than those. 247 species are forbs, 47 species are bush trees, 54 species are trees. 18 species are shrubs and 6 species are grasses. 65 species have excellent attractiveness, 147 species have good attractiveness, 107 species have mean attractiveness and 53 species have weak attractiveness. 29 species produce nectar, 99 species produce pollen and 242 species produce both of nectar and pollen.
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