Determinación melisopalinológica de miel de abejas Apis mellifera producida con flora de clima frío, principalmente Trifolium repens L

Abstract

The melissopalinology allows to characterize the honey of bees according to their botanical and geographical origin, to allow identifying their physicochemical characteristics. Thus, melissopalinology of honey produced in a white clover (Trifolium repens) culture was determined. White clover cultivation was planted and a hive of Apis mellifera was installed adjacent to the crop. The variables pollen size and morphology of the honey in two seasons and the type of pecoreated species were determined. Differences between epochs were analyzed using the Chi-square test and Student-t for shape and size respectively, in addition to descriptive statistics. The main taxonomic species found in honey belong to Solanaceae, Brassicaceae and Fabaceae, being classified as polyfloral honey. White clover pollen did not present the highest value in honey, but it was among the main pecoreated species, reaching 20.9% in the samples. The results between periods did not show statistical differences. The average size of the white clover pollen grain was 25.7 micrometers, being an acceptable value for the bees and the shape was characterized by being spherical and curved in the center and flatter in the periphery.

Keywords:

Apis mellifera

melisopalinología

polen

Trifolium repens

Apis mellifera

melissopalynology

pollen

Trifolium repens

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