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| Author(s): |
Kiára Mendonça
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2006-01-23 |
| Advisor: | Luis Carlos Marchini |
| Abstract | |
The present work had as objective to study the composition of the honey flora in a savannah area at the Experimental Station of Itirapina, Division of Forests unit and the Experimental Stations of the Forestry Institute, in the municipal district of Itirapina/SP (22°14'S and 47°49'W), to determine the physiochemical and pollen characteristics of the honey and to identify the pollen collected by Apis mellifera in the area. That information contributes to the knowledge of the exploitation potential of beekeeping in the remaining areas of the savannah as an alternative for self-sustained development, promoting the preservation of these environments. Flowering plants were collected fortnightly from December/2004 to November/2005, along a three-kilometer trail. The pollen samples were collected fortnightly from December/2004 to November/2005, and the honey samples were collected monthly during the same period, from five beehives of A. mellifera located in the same area. The honey flora was represented by 233 individuaIs belonging to 79 species, 57 gemes and 33 families. For the polIen analyses of the honeys, Eucaliptus sp (Myrtaceae) e Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) were considered dominant species. For the pollen samples collected by A. mellifera, the pollen of Eucaliptus sp (Myrtaceae), tipo Myrcia (Myrtaceae), tipo Poaceae (Poaceae) e Citrus sp. (Rutaceae). were considered dominant. Most of the means of the physiochemical parameters of the honey samples are within the established limits by current legislation; however, it is noticeable that the sugar reducers mean value in 22,2% of the samples is below the established value by law, while the mean value for ash leveIs in 44,4% ofthe samples is above the established value. (AU) | |