Global Forest Journal
Vol. 1 No. 01 (2023): Global Forest Journal

Identification of types, flowering of bee plants and honey production of Apis cerana in Aornakan I and Kutatinggi villages, Pakpak Bharat regency, North Sumatra

Dwi Endah Widyastuti (Unknown)
Untung Junedi Sianturi (Unknown)
Hafizah Arinah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jul 2023

Abstract

One of the influential factors in the success of beekeeping is the availability of bee feed. Beekeepers need to know the types of food sources for bees and have a map of the sources of nectar and pollen in their area. This will help in planning the management of their colony. This research was conducted to identify the types and flowering of bee feed plants (Apis cerana) and to determine honey production. In this study used exploratory survey methods and interviews. Based on the study's results, there were 17 identified types of bee feed sources from forestry plants, 13 identified plant species from crops and 6 identified plant species that produce flowers. The flowering schedule for honey bee feed plants in Pakpak Bharat Regency for Kaliandra plants blooms in February - July, for Durian plants blooms in March, April - October, and November for Coffee plants flowers in April and August. Honey production in Pakpak Bharat District has a different frequency of harvest and production each month. For April, 11 members produced 42 bottles of honey. For May, 10 members produced 55 bottles, where the size per bottle was 600 ml.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gfj

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Description

Global Forest Journal (GFJ) is an international peer-reviewed biannual journal (January and July) published by TALENTA Publisher, Universitas Sumatera Utara and managed by Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara. It is dedicated to interchange for the articles of high-quality research in the ...