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Title: Major Plant and Flora Species Associated with Honeybee Production in Sub-Zoba Dbarwa, Eritrea
Authors: Ghebregziabiher, Tekleab Kidanemariam
Haile, Eyob
Arik, Kon Daniel Awan
Keywords: Honey bees
bee forage
beekeeping
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2020
Publisher: sudan university of science and technology
Citation: 1. Ghebregziabiher, Tekleab Kidanemariam. Major Plant and Flora Species Associated with Honeybee Production in Sub-Zoba Dbarwa, Eritrea/ Tekleab Kidanemariam Ghebregziabiher, Eyob Haile and Kon Daniel Awan Arik.- vol 21 , no 2 article
Abstract: The study was carried out in three administrative Kebabis of Adi Sherefeto, Temajila and Shketi in Sub-Zoba Dbarwa, to identify the major plants foraged associated with honeybees and to set a flowering calendar of honey plants. Structured and semi-structured questionnaires, group discussions, interviews with key informants and visual methods were used to collect information. A total of 53 plants belonging to 30 families with 31 major species, 13 secondary and 9 minor plants foraged by bees were identified. Becium grandiflorum, Isoglossa solensis, Eucalyptus spp., Shinus molle and Vernonia abyssinica were the five top bee forages. Most of the important bee flora bloomed from August to October and hence this was the peak period of honeybee foraging activity, strong colony strength and time of honey harvest. Therefore conserving and multiplying drought-resistant honeybee plants are needed to enhance honey production.
URI: http://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/25786
ISSN: 1858-6716
Appears in Collections:Volume 21 No. 2

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