Melissopalynology Characterization of Pakistani Honey

  • SAMINA QAMER
  • BILAL AHMAD Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Bahawalnagar
  • HAZRAT USMAN SHERANI Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad
  • KASHAF KAREEM Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
  • SHAZIA KOUSAR Department of Zoology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
  • ZULFIQAR HAIDER Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad
  • UMBER NOREEN Department of Zoology, University of Lahore, Lahore
  • ZAHID ABBAS MALIK Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Layyah Campus
  • SAIFULLAH Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore
  • MUHAMMAD SAJID Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57038/usjas.v7i04.6652
Keywords: Pakistani honey, Pollens, A. mellifera, Ziziphus spp.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to add latest scientific information regarding bee flora through pollen analysis available for honeybees in different districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. A total of 50 honey samples, natural (n=32) and branded (n=18) were collected and examined as per the method recommended by International Honey Commission. Natural honey samples were collected from beekeepers. Pollens of families Poacea (26.5%), Azadirachta spp. (22%), Citrus spp. (17.45%), Pisum spp. (16.41%), Ziziphus spp. (13.99%), Prosopis spp. (13.13%), Brassica spp. (8.57%), Malvacea (8.08%), Syzygium spp. (7.29%), Cassia spp. (6.2%), Acacia spp. (5.17%) and Eucalyptus spp. (4.35%) were common in both branded and fresh honeys. Whereas Morus spp. (8.5%), Moringa spp. (4.46%), Psidium spp. (4.23%), Bombax spp. (1.9%), Mangifera spp. (1.9%) were found in fresh honeys only. Similarly, four different types of Pollens (Melilotus spp. (8.6%), Alfa spp. (6.4%), Benincasa spp. (6.4%) and Halianthus spp. (4.3%)) were detected exclusively in various branded honeys Muqeet (n=4), Sary (n=2), Swat honey, Marhaba (n=3), Youngs (Beehive), Ubqari, Salman (Pak honey) Al-Shifa, Ponam, Langanase and Aftab Qarshi. There was a correlation (r=0.24) between pollens of same taxa and families in branded and fresh honeys. High quality pictures were taken by camera fitted on light microscope.

Published
2023-12-25
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 04 (2023): University of Sindh Journal of Animal Sciences (USJAS)
Section
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