LEEP - Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução de Plantas Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Publicações

FLORA OF POLLINIFEROUS IMPORTANCE FOR Apis mellifera (L.) IN THE REGION OF VIÇOSA, MG

Modro, Anna Frida Hatsue, Message, Dejair, Luz, Cynthia Fernandes Pinto da, & Meira Neto, João Augusto Alves. (2011). Flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG. Revista Árvore, 35(5), 1145-1153.

The objective of this work was to study flora of polliniferous importance for Apis mellifera (L.) in
the region of Viçosa-MG, during the period between honey harvests from August to December, 2005. The experiment
was carried out in two different apiaries, each one with five beehives. The pellets retained in the pollen collectors
in the beehives were analyzed with respect to their botanical origin. The flowering plants surrounding the apiaries
were collected and identified. Most plants of polliniferous importance for the bees in the Viçosa region were native,
located in gardens and with arboreal habitus. The palynological analysis showed that species such as Anadenanthera
colubrina, Arecaceae sp., Baccharis dracunculifolia, B. melastomaefolia, Coffea spp., Emilia sagittata, Eugenia
uniflora, Mikania cordifolia, M. hirsutissima, Myrcia fallax, Psidium guajava, Vernonia condensata, V. diffusa,
V. lanuginose and V. mariana are potential polliniferous resources to be used during the period between honey
harvests. The results indicate the importance of plants located in open areas for pollen scavenging by A. mellifera,
confirming the polliniferous potential of the studied area during the period between honey harvests.

Arquivos para Download