Palynology - Palaeobotany Research Laboratory Department of Botany, University College of Science, Saifabad, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500 004, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: pallati.chaya@gmail.com
Online Published on 11 October, 2022.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the pollen contents of eight honey samples of Apis cerana var. indica and Apis florea collected during January - May, 2021 from eight villages of Mahabubabad revenue division of Warangal district of Telangana state south India was carried out. All the eight samples were found to be unifloral with Prosopis juliflora recorded as predominant source in all the samples studied. Further the percentage of pollen of P. juliflora ranged from 86 - 92.6%. The other significant pollen types include Mollugo pentaphylla, Borassus flabellifer, Sphaeranthus indicus, Eucalyptus globulus, Phyllanthus sp., Chenopodium album and Cucumis sp. Altogether 21 pollen types were recorded from the samples. The study highlights the potential of Prosopis juliflora as the chief nectar source species for the honey bees.
Honey bees, Nectar source, Prosopis juliflora, Telangana state, Unifloral honey, Warangal district
