Evaluation of selected medicinal and aromatic plants for use as bee pasture under the ecological conditions of Bingöl

Rıdvan Uçar; Kağan Kökten; Erdal Çaçan

Makale detayları

Evaluation of selected medicinal and aromatic plants for use as bee pasture under the ecological conditions of Bingöl

Yazarlar:

Rıdvan Uçar | Kağan Kökten | Erdal Çaçan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Çayır-Mera ve Yem Bitkileri

Dergi:

Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.62 Issue 3, pp.391-406

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358444

pISSN:

1018-8851

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Objective: Use of some cultivated medicinal and aromatic plants as bee pasture to examine their potential. Materials and methods: The study was conducted using lavender Lavandula officinalis, basil Ocimum basilicum, thyme Satureja hortensis plants and honeybee colonies in the 20202021 and 20212022 growing seasons. Results: In both years of the study, lavender was the first plant to be visited by bees. According to the two-year averages, basil was open to bee visits for 58 days, thyme for 38 days and lavender for 30 days. The average number of honeybee visits was 63.9 in lavender, 55.75 in thyme, and 12.2 in basil. Bees spent the most time in lavender flowers and the least time in thyme flowers. In terms of years and plants, all characteristics of thyme were statistically significant except the number of plants per square meter in 2021 and the number of flowers per stem in lavender in 2022. Conclusion: It was concluded that these plants can be used directly or indirectly as bee pasture in Bingöl province and similar ecological conditions. Since this study is one of the first to explore this subject, alternative plants, conditions, and methods need to be further investigated.

 Objective: Use of some cultivated medicinal and aromatic plants as bee pasture to examine their potential. Materials and methods: The study was conducted using lavender Lavandula officinalis, basil Ocimum basilicum, thyme Satureja hortensis plants and honeybee colonies in the 20202021 and 20212022 growing seasons. Results: In both years of the study, lavender was the first plant to be visited by bees. According to the two-year averages, basil was open to bee visits for 58 days, thyme for 38 days and lavender for 30 days. The average number of honeybee visits was 63.9 in lavender, 55.75 in thyme, and 12.2 in basil. Bees spent the most time in lavender flowers and the least time in thyme flowers. In terms of years and plants, all characteristics of thyme were statistically significant except the number of plants per square meter in 2021 and the number of flowers per stem in lavender in 2022. Conclusion: It was concluded that these plants can be used directly or indirectly as bee pasture in Bingöl province and similar ecological conditions. Since this study is one of the first to explore this subject, alternative plants, conditions, and methods need to be further investigated.

 Objective: Use of some cultivated medicinal and aromatic plants as bee pasture to examine their potential. Materials and methods: The study was conducted using lavender Lavandula officinalis, basil Ocimum basilicum, thyme Satureja hortensis plants and honeybee colonies in the 20202021 and 20212022 growing seasons. Results: In both years of the study, lavender was the first plant to be visited by bees. According to the two-year averages, basil was open to bee visits for 58 days, thyme for 38 days and lavender for 30 days. The average number of honeybee visits was 63.9 in lavender, 55.75 in thyme, and 12.2 in basil. Bees spent the most time in lavender flowers and the least time in thyme flowers. In terms of years and plants, all characteristics of thyme were statistically significant except the number of plants per square meter in 2021 and the number of flowers per stem in lavender in 2022. Conclusion: It was concluded that these plants can be used directly or indirectly as bee pasture in Bingöl province and similar ecological conditions. Since this study is one of the first to explore this subject, alternative plants, conditions, and methods need to be further investigated.

 Amaç: Tarımı yapılan bazı tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerin arı merası olarak kullanılma potansiyellerinin incelenmesi amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Materyal ve Yöntem: Çalışma 20202021 ve 20212022 yetiştirme sezonunda lavanta Lavandula officinalis, fesleğen Ocimum basilicum, kekik Satureja hortensis bitkileri ve bal arısı kolonileri kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Tartışma Bulguları: Çalışmanın her iki yılında da lavanta ilk arı ziyaretine açılan bitki olmuştur. İki yıllık ortalamalara göre; fesleğen 58 gün, kekik 38 gün ve lavanta 30 gün arı ziyaretine açık kalmışlardır. Bal arısı ortalama ziyaret sayısının lavantada 63.9 adet, kekikte 55.75 adet fesleğende ise 12.2 adet olarak elde edilmiştir. Arılar en fazla süreyi lavanta çiçeğinde geçirirken, en az süreyi kekik çiçeğinde geçirmiştir. Yıllar ve bitkiler özelinde: kekik bitkisinin 2021 yılı metrekaredeki bitki sayısı ve lavantanın 2022 yılı sap başına çiçek sayısı parametreleri dışında kalan tüm özelikleri istatistiki açıdan önemli bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Bu bitkilerin Bingöl ili ve benzer ekolojik koşullarda direk ya da dolaylı olarak arı merası olarak kullanılmasının mümkün olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın konu ile ilgili yapılan ilk çalışmalardan olması nedeni ile alternatif bitkiler, koşullar ve yöntemler ile daha fazla araştırılmaya ihtiyacı bulunmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of selected medicinal and aromatic plants for use as bee pasture under the ecological conditions of Bingöl

Yazarlar:

Rıdvan Uçar | Kağan Kökten | Erdal Çaçan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Çayır-Mera ve Yem Bitkileri

Dergi:

Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.62 Issue 3, pp.391-406

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358444

pISSN:

1018-8851

Basil

bee plant relationship

honeybee

lavender

thymeFesleğen

arı bitki ilişkisi

bal arısı

lavanta

kekik

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Rıdvan Uçar | Kağan Kökten | Erdal Çaçan

Yayıncı: Ege University

Ana Başlıklar: Çayır-Mera ve Yem Bitkileri

Dergi: Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.62 Issue 3, pp.391-406

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001358444

pISSN: 1018-8851

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Rıdvan Uçar | Kağan Kökten | Erdal Çaçan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Çayır-Mera ve Yem Bitkileri

Dergi:

Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.62 Issue 3, pp.391-406

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358444

pISSN:

1018-8851