Authors :
Masrianih; I Made Budiarsa; Fatmah Dhafir; Manap Trianto
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8372202
Abstract :
Pollen is used by bees as a source of protein to
support life and increase bee productivity. The sizes and
types of pollen carried by bees vary greatly. Plants
originating from the highlands are likely to produce
pollen diameters that are different from those from the
lowlands. It is necessary to measure the diameter of
pollen that honey bees feed from different plant types to
find out the food source that bees prefer. This research
aims to determine the effect of height on the diameter of
pollen from various types of plants carried by honey bees
to increase production. The research method used in this
research is field experimental. The research design used a
completely randomized design (CRD) linear model with 3
altitude treatments, namely height 0-100 masl (P1), height
400-499 masl (P2) and height 800-899 masl (P3). The
research results show that altitude has a very real
influence (P<0.05) on bee pollen diameter. The largest
average pollen diameter located at P2, namely 53,260c ±
5,703 μm for pollen width (Equatorial) and 58,144c ±
5,894 μm for pollen length (Polar). Then the average of
the second diameter at height P3, namely 47.825b ± 5.426
μm for pollen length (Polar) and 51.435b ± 5.867 μm for
pollen width (Equatorial). Apart from that, the smallest
average pollen diameter is located at P1 with pollen width
(equatorial) of 32.258a ± 2.544 μm and pollen length
(pollen) of 38.157a ± 3.752 μm. To meet pollen needs, bees
do not depend on diameter certain things specifically. The
largest pollen that a bee can swallow is pollen in diameter
equatorial pollen between 9.63 μm to 94.79 μm.
Keywords :
Xylocopa spp., Pollen, Diameter, Height.
Pollen is used by bees as a source of protein to
support life and increase bee productivity. The sizes and
types of pollen carried by bees vary greatly. Plants
originating from the highlands are likely to produce
pollen diameters that are different from those from the
lowlands. It is necessary to measure the diameter of
pollen that honey bees feed from different plant types to
find out the food source that bees prefer. This research
aims to determine the effect of height on the diameter of
pollen from various types of plants carried by honey bees
to increase production. The research method used in this
research is field experimental. The research design used a
completely randomized design (CRD) linear model with 3
altitude treatments, namely height 0-100 masl (P1), height
400-499 masl (P2) and height 800-899 masl (P3). The
research results show that altitude has a very real
influence (P<0.05) on bee pollen diameter. The largest
average pollen diameter located at P2, namely 53,260c ±
5,703 μm for pollen width (Equatorial) and 58,144c ±
5,894 μm for pollen length (Polar). Then the average of
the second diameter at height P3, namely 47.825b ± 5.426
μm for pollen length (Polar) and 51.435b ± 5.867 μm for
pollen width (Equatorial). Apart from that, the smallest
average pollen diameter is located at P1 with pollen width
(equatorial) of 32.258a ± 2.544 μm and pollen length
(pollen) of 38.157a ± 3.752 μm. To meet pollen needs, bees
do not depend on diameter certain things specifically. The
largest pollen that a bee can swallow is pollen in diameter
equatorial pollen between 9.63 μm to 94.79 μm.
Keywords :
Xylocopa spp., Pollen, Diameter, Height.
