Palynology of Bee Honey from Muang District, Yala Province
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The honey is natural product from bees that collected nectar from diversity plant nectary glands and collected in hives. However, honey bee also collected pollen grains. Differential characteristics of pollen grains can identify and indicate of plant diversity. Palynology of honey samples were conducted at Sufficiency Economy Learning Center in Muang district, Yala province, during January-December in 2010. The pollen grains in honey samples were identified and examined under light microscope. The results showed that 28 types of pollen grains were found in samples. Most of pollens were spheroidal shape, isopolar, tricolpate aperture, psilate exine and (P) 3.43-54.98 × (E) 5.76-61.33 micron. Hence, differential characteristics of pollen grains from bee honey can indicate plant diversity, environmental richness and plant identification in the future.
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