Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil
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Resumo: | Abstract: Honey produced by native stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest region of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, specifically the municipality of Cambará do Sul, is highly valued for its characteristic white color, floral odor and taste. In this study, we investigated the botanical origin of white honey stored in colonies of five Meliponini species of the genera Melipona (n = 3) and Plebeia (n = 2). During the production period of white honey, from January to March, flowers were sampled fortnightly along pre-established trails to identify plants used by bees. For all sampled plant species, exsiccates and pollen reference slides were prepared. Honey samples from stingless bees were processed for extraction and preparation of pollen grains for identification of pollen types. In all analyzed honey samples, pollen grains of Clethra scabra (Clethraceae) were predominant (between 46-94%). Pollen grains from other botanical families, including Myrtaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae were frequently identified in honey samples of the Melipona species, while Cunoniaceae was also found in samples of Plebeia species. In this study, we concluded that Clethra scabra is predominantly used by Meliponini bees in the production of white honey in the municipality of Cambará do Sul. |
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Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazilbee floraClethra scabrameliponicultureMeliponinipollen.Abstract: Honey produced by native stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest region of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, specifically the municipality of Cambará do Sul, is highly valued for its characteristic white color, floral odor and taste. In this study, we investigated the botanical origin of white honey stored in colonies of five Meliponini species of the genera Melipona (n = 3) and Plebeia (n = 2). During the production period of white honey, from January to March, flowers were sampled fortnightly along pre-established trails to identify plants used by bees. For all sampled plant species, exsiccates and pollen reference slides were prepared. Honey samples from stingless bees were processed for extraction and preparation of pollen grains for identification of pollen types. In all analyzed honey samples, pollen grains of Clethra scabra (Clethraceae) were predominant (between 46-94%). Pollen grains from other botanical families, including Myrtaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae were frequently identified in honey samples of the Melipona species, while Cunoniaceae was also found in samples of Plebeia species. In this study, we concluded that Clethra scabra is predominantly used by Meliponini bees in the production of white honey in the municipality of Cambará do Sul.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032021000100207Biota Neotropica v.21 n.1 2021reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2019-0925info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessWitter,SidiaLopes,Letícia AzambujaSilva,Claudia InêsLisboa,Bruno BritoImperatriz-Fonseca,Vera LuciaBlochtein,BetinaMondin,Cláudio Augustoeng2021-01-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032021000100207Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2021-01-15T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false |
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Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
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Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
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Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil Witter,Sidia bee flora Clethra scabra meliponiculture Meliponini pollen. |
title_short |
Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
title_full |
Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
title_fullStr |
Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed |
Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
title_sort |
Geographical origin of white honey produced by stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil |
author |
Witter,Sidia |
author_facet |
Witter,Sidia Lopes,Letícia Azambuja Silva,Claudia Inês Lisboa,Bruno Brito Imperatriz-Fonseca,Vera Lucia Blochtein,Betina Mondin,Cláudio Augusto |
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author |
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Lopes,Letícia Azambuja Silva,Claudia Inês Lisboa,Bruno Brito Imperatriz-Fonseca,Vera Lucia Blochtein,Betina Mondin,Cláudio Augusto |
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Witter,Sidia Lopes,Letícia Azambuja Silva,Claudia Inês Lisboa,Bruno Brito Imperatriz-Fonseca,Vera Lucia Blochtein,Betina Mondin,Cláudio Augusto |
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bee flora Clethra scabra meliponiculture Meliponini pollen. |
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bee flora Clethra scabra meliponiculture Meliponini pollen. |
description |
Abstract: Honey produced by native stingless bees in the Araucaria Forest region of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, specifically the municipality of Cambará do Sul, is highly valued for its characteristic white color, floral odor and taste. In this study, we investigated the botanical origin of white honey stored in colonies of five Meliponini species of the genera Melipona (n = 3) and Plebeia (n = 2). During the production period of white honey, from January to March, flowers were sampled fortnightly along pre-established trails to identify plants used by bees. For all sampled plant species, exsiccates and pollen reference slides were prepared. Honey samples from stingless bees were processed for extraction and preparation of pollen grains for identification of pollen types. In all analyzed honey samples, pollen grains of Clethra scabra (Clethraceae) were predominant (between 46-94%). Pollen grains from other botanical families, including Myrtaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae were frequently identified in honey samples of the Melipona species, while Cunoniaceae was also found in samples of Plebeia species. In this study, we concluded that Clethra scabra is predominantly used by Meliponini bees in the production of white honey in the municipality of Cambará do Sul. |
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