The Relationships Between Propolis Collecting Capability and Morphometric Features of Some Honey Bee Races and Ecotypes in Anatolia

Meral KEKEÇOĞLU; Nazife EROĞLU; Merve KAMBUR; Münir UÇAK

doi:https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.447319

Makale detayları

The Relationships Between Propolis Collecting Capability and Morphometric Features of Some Honey Bee Races and Ecotypes in Anatolia

Yazarlar:

Meral KEKEÇOĞLU | Nazife EROĞLU | Merve KAMBUR | Münir UÇAK

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2020 Vol.26 Issue 1, pp.71-77

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000607209

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-9297

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.447319

Özet:

 


Propolis collecting capacity of the honey bee race, Apis mellifera L., distributed across Anatolia and Thrace regions of Turkey was investigated and correlated with morphometric characteristics. Thus, the propolis collecting behaviour of honey bee races and ecotypes naturally have been in Turkey, Apis mellifera caucasica, Apis mellifera carnica, Apis mellifera syriaca and Yığılca and Muğla ecotype of Apis mellifera anatoliaca were monitored. The mean yield of annual propolis was recorded as the following; Yığılca ecotype (111.6±27.5 g colony) A. m. caucasica (104±20.7 g colony), Muğla ecotype (103±34 g colony), A. m. carnica (91.16±17.6 g colony), and A. m. syriaca (74±6.4 g colony) in descending order. The highest propolis collecting activity was recorded for the Yığılca ecotype of A. m. anatoliaca and A. m. caucasica. Morphological features of honey bee samples were evaluated by classic morphometric technique to correlate propolis collecting capability and morphological features. Morphometric results of the present study showed that the largest wing and leg lengths belonged to Yığılca ecotype of A. m. anatoliaca and A. m. caucasica. Furthermore, Pearson correlation showed a significant relationship between some morphometric characteristics including the proboscis and mandibular sections, wing length (WL), wing width (WW), femur length (FL), tibia length (TL), basitarsus length (BL), basitarsus width (BW), and propolis collecting capability (P<0.05). Therefore, it seems that the enlargement of certain morphological properties with genetic tendency of the honey bee races and ecotypes, primarily the legs and wings, can lead to better propolis collecting capability.




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Makale detayları

The Relationships Between Propolis Collecting Capability and Morphometric Features of Some Honey Bee Races and Ecotypes in Anatolia

Yazarlar: Meral KEKEÇOĞLU | Nazife EROĞLU | Merve KAMBUR | Münir UÇAK

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Dergi: Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2020 Vol.26 Issue 1, pp.71-77

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000607209

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2148-9297

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.447319

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Meral KEKEÇOĞLU | Nazife EROĞLU | Merve KAMBUR | Münir UÇAK

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2020 Vol.26 Issue 1, pp.71-77

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000607209

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-9297

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.447319