Honey Plants of Düzce University Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Botanical Garden

Authors : Necmi Aksoy, Haldun Müderrisoğlu, Engin Eroğlu, Neval Güneş Özkan, Turgay Birtürk, Nihan Koçer, Bilge Tunçkol, Ozgur Yerli, Şemsettin Kulaç, Bilal Çetin, Murat Sarginci, Sertaç Kaya, Serdar Aslan, Salih Sercan Kanoğlu, Nermin Başaran, Tuba Gül Doğan, Ahme

Pages : 2265-2282

Doi:10.29130/dubited.1383321

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Publication Date : 2023-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, melliferous plants that the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) can benefit from among the taxa planted in Düzce University Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Botanical Garden, are presented. Among the 451 taxa planted in the botanical garden, those with these characteristics were determined by reviewing studies on the subject. Of the 165 taxa (36.58%) included in the honey plant class; 119 contain both nectar and pollen, 25 contain pollen, 13 contain nectar, 4 contain both pollen and insect secretion (IS) or sweet sap (SS), 2 contain pollen, nectar and IS or SS, 1 contain both nectar and SS, 1 contain only IS. In order to prevent the decrease in pollinator and pollinator insects, whose numbers are decreasing due to global climate change, a \"Bee and Insect Hotel\" was placed in the botanical garden. For this reason, the majority of the plants selected for planting were chosen from taxa with honey plant properties. The main purpose here is both to pollinate the plants in the botanical garden and to show and explain the effects of insect species on pollination through nature education.
Keywords : Botanik bahçesi, Ballı bitki, Nektar, Polen, Arı ve böcek hoteli