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The Relationships Between Propolis Collecting Capability and Morphometric Features of Some Honey Bee Races and Ecotypes in Anatolia
Authors : Meral KEKEÇOĞLU, Nazife EROĞLU, Merve KAMBUR, Münir UÇAK
Pages : 71-77
Doi:10.15832/ankutbd.447319
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Publication Date : 2020-03-05
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Propolis collecting capacity of the honey bee race, Apis mellifera L., distributed across Anatolia and Thrace regions of Turkey was investigated and correlated with morphometric characteristics. Thus, the propolis collecting behaviour of honey bee races and ecotypes naturally have been in Turkey, Apis mellifera caucasica, Apis mellifera carnica, Apis mellifera syriaca and Yığılca and Muğla ecotype of Apis mellifera anatoliaca were monitored. The mean yield of annual propolis was recorded as the following; Yığılca ecotype insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(111.6±27.5 g colony); A. m. caucasica insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(104±20.7 g colony);, Muğla ecotype insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(103±34 g colony);, A. m. carnica insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(91.16±17.6 g colony);, and A. m. syriaca insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(74±6.4 g colony); in descending order. The highest propolis collecting activity was recorded for the Yığılca ecotype of A. m. anatoliaca and A. m. caucasica. Morphological features of honey bee samples were evaluated by classic morphometric technique to correlate propolis collecting capability and morphological features. Morphometric results of the present study showed that the largest wing and leg lengths belonged to Yığılca ecotype of A. m. anatoliaca and A. m. caucasica. Furthermore, Pearson correlation showed a significant relationship between some morphometric characteristics including the proboscis and mandibular sections, wing length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WL);, wing width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WW);, femur length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FL);, tibia length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TL);, basitarsus length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BL);, basitarsus width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BW);, and propolis collecting capability insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P<0.05);. Therefore, it seems that the enlargement of certain morphological properties with genetic tendency of the honey bee races and ecotypes, primarily the legs and wings, can lead to better propolis collecting capability.Keywords : Propolis harvesting, Morphometric characteristics, Correlation, Apis mellifera L, Anatolia