Chemical Composition of Different Botanical Origin Honeys Produced by Sicilian Black Honeybees (Apis mellifera ssp. sicula)

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (25) ◽  
pp. 5864-5874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Mannina ◽  
Anatoly P. Sobolev ◽  
Arianna Di Lorenzo ◽  
Silvia Vista ◽  
Gian Carlo Tenore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Botanical Origin

Apis mellifera vs Melipona beecheii Cuban polifloral honeys: A comparison based on their physicochemical parameters, chemical composition and biological properties

LWT ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Alvarez-Suarez ◽  
Francesca Giampieri ◽  
Andrea Brenciani ◽  
Luca Mazzoni ◽  
Massimiliano Gasparrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Melipona Beecheii

scholarly journals Influence of the Collection Season on Production, Size, and Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen Produced by Apis Mellifera L.

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana F. Negrão ◽  
Lidia M. R. C. Barreto ◽  
Ricardo O. Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Protein Content ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Bee Pollen ◽  
Pollen Loads ◽  
Food Scarcity ◽  
Collection Period

Abstract The aim of our study was to investigate how the collection period affects and influences the production, chemical composition, and size of bee pollen loads (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, greater than 2.0 mm). The results showed there was a predominance of pollen loads with a diameter greater than 2.0 mm in all the production seasons. For all the seasons, there were no differences in protein content between the particle sizes. But when comparing 0.5 mm during the different periods, there were significant differences; the highest value was found during the winter (24.39 ± 3.7%). As far as lipids and crude fiber are concerned, we obtained differences between the same granulometry sizes for the spring and summer seasons. As for ashes, the results showed differences between different particle sizes for the summer and autumn seasons. Our results have shown that regardless of pollen particle size, its quality was not altered, suggesting that smaller loads can be commercially used by containing nutritional quality or else be used by beekeepers as a supplement during periods of food scarcity.

scholarly journals Honey: Chemical Composition, Stability and Authenticity

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 577
Author(s):  
Olga Escuredo ◽  
M. Carmen Seijo
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Botanical Origin ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Practical Solution ◽  
Plant Sources

This Special Issue contains innovative research papers on the characterization, chemical composition and physical properties of honey. This constitutes very useful information to avoid frauds and to guarantee the authenticity of this food product. The knowledge of the particularities of honey is increasingly demanded by beekeepers and consumers, and also by labs to typify honeys according to their botanical origin and to check their quality. Melissopalynological, sensorial and physicochemical techniques are being used to study the characteristics of honeys samples from different plant sources and geographical areas. The combination of these analytical techniques with mathematical and statistical methods or chemometrics allows researchers to identify a set of variables or individual parameters that define independent samples, providing a practical solution to classify honey according to the geographical or the botanical origin.

Morphology and chemical composition of the Koschewnikow gland of the honey bee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) workers engaged in different tasks

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 1037-1048
Author(s):  
Alice Figueiredo Camargos ◽  
Jamile Fernanda Silva Cossolin ◽  
Luis Carlos Martínez ◽  
Wagner Gonzaga Gonçalves ◽  
Marcelo Henrique dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Honey Bee

scholarly journals Botanical profile of bee pollen from the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 862-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos da Costa Dórea ◽  
Jaílson Santos de Novais ◽  
Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Botanical Origin ◽  
Mimosa Pudica ◽  
Bee Pollen ◽  
Pollen Loads ◽  
Pollen Types ◽  
Pollen Sources ◽  
Forest Biome

This paper aims to identify the botanical origin of pollen loads collected by Apis mellifera L. in Canavieiras municipality, Bahia state. It provides a list of polliniferous plant species from the Atlantic Forest biome that are important for the development of regional apiculture. Using the acetolysis method, 35 bee-pollen samples were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Results showed that pollen types Elaeis (23.99%), Mimosa pudica (22.78%) and Cecropia (13.68%) were the most abundant among the samples. These also showed the highest relative frequencies of the material studied and were important pollen sources for bees in the study area.

New propolis type from north-east Brazil: chemical composition, antioxidant activity and botanical origin

2017 ◽  
Vol 97 (11) ◽  
pp. 3552-3558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joselena M Ferreira ◽  
Caroline C Fernandes-Silva ◽  
Antonio Salatino ◽  
Giuseppina Negri ◽  
Dejair Message
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Botanical Origin ◽  
North East

Indonesian propolis: chemical composition, biological activity and botanical origin

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 606-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boryana Trusheva ◽  
Milena Popova ◽  
Eko Budi Koendhori ◽  
Iva Tsvetkova ◽  
Christo Naydenski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Botanical Origin

scholarly journals Influence of Baikal EM1 preparation on the productive parameters of bee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) during spring and autumn feeding

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
R. Shumkova ◽  
R. Balkanska
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Worker Brood ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Worker Bee

Abstract. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of Baikal EM1 on the productive parameters of the bee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) during spring and autumn feeding and the chemical composition of the worker bee bodies. Two groups of bee colonies were formed (1 experimental group and 1 control group). During the spring feeding the experimental group was fed with Baikal ЕМ1 at a dose of 5 ml/0.500 L added in the sugar syrup (sugar:water 1:1) for 4 consecutive days at the start of the experiment. Each bee colony received 5 L sugar syrup. During the autumn feeding the experimental group received Baikal ЕМ1 at a dose of 20 ml/10 L sugar syrup. Each bee colony received 10 L sugar syrup. The control group received only sugar syrup. The spring and autumn feeding of the group fed with Baikal EM1 significantly increases the strength of the bee colonies and the amount of the sealed worker brood compared to the control group. According to the results obtained for the strength of the bee colonies and the bee brood supplementary feeding with Baikal EM1 is very effective in the autumn feeding. For these two parameters there are significant differences between the experimental and control on 29.08. (p<0.01), 10.09. (p<0.05) and 22.09.2018 (p<0.01). Statistically significant differences were reported for the strength of the bee colonies (p<0.01) and the amount of sealed worker brood (p<0.001) in the experimental group receiving Baikal EM1 before wintering compared to the control group. It can be expected to reveal a tendency for better spring development in the next year. Feeding with Baikal EM1 does not affect the chemical composition of worker bee bodies.

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