Production of propolis and honey from Tetragonula laeviceps cultivated in Modular Tetragonula  Hives.

Autor: Abduh MY; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia.; University Center of Excellence for Nutraceuticals, Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Center, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia., Adam A; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia., Fadhlullah M; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia., Putra RE; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia., Manurung R; School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Heliyon [Heliyon] 2020 Nov 05; Vol. 6 (11), pp. e05405. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 05 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05405
Abstrakt: Propolis and honey produced by stingless bees are regarded as high economic value products due to their bioactive components, which are significantly influenced by conditions at the cultivation location. This study investigated the effect of cultivation location on the amount and quality of propolis and honey produced by Tetragonula laeviceps cultivated in Modular Tetragonula  Hives. Fifteen bee colonies were cultivated for at least three months in coffee plantations at two different locations, namely Cibodas and Cileunyi Wetan, Indonesia. The propolis was harvested from the hives and then evaluated to compare product quality from each location. The average production of propolis in both locations was found to lie in the range of 4.26-4.54 g/colony/month with a flavonoid content of 11.4-14.8 mg/g qE. Meanwhile, the average production of honey in both locations after eight months of cultivation was found to lie in the range of 0.93-1.44 g/colony/month. The vitamin C content of the honey obtained from both locations was 17.2-69.5 mg/100 g with an IC 50 of 1188-1341 mg/L, in terms of its ability to inhibit the free radical 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl. This study shows that cultivation of stingless bees on a coffee plantation in the studied locations has the potential to provide sustainable production of propolis and honey from T. laeviceps .
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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