Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition

Honey bees collect the main material of propolis from the buds, leaves, branches, and barks or other botanical sources and mixed that resinous material with beeswax produced from abdominal exocrine glands, mandibular gland secretions, and pollen to produce propolis. The composition of propolis chang...

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Main Authors: Merve Keskin, Meral Kekeçoğlu, Ceren Birinci, Esra Birinci, Sevgi Kolaylı
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Language:English
Published: Ankara University 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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author Merve Keskin
Meral Kekeçoğlu
Ceren Birinci
Esra Birinci
Sevgi Kolaylı
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description Honey bees collect the main material of propolis from the buds, leaves, branches, and barks or other botanical sources and mixed that resinous material with beeswax produced from abdominal exocrine glands, mandibular gland secretions, and pollen to produce propolis. The composition of propolis changes depends on multiple factors such as honey bee races, geographical locations, phytogeography, harvesting seasons, extraction methods and solvents. In this study, two different studies were conducted in two different locations in order to reveal the effect of race and season variables on the composition and antioxidant value of propolis. The effect of race factor was studied on three different honey bee races (Apis mellifera caucasica, Apis mellifera syriaca and Apis mellifera carnica) and two different ecotypes (Muğla ecotype and Yığılca ecotype) to investigate the effects of race factor on propolis composition in Central Anatolia by under the controlled conditions. The effect of seasonal change was determined by Yığılca ecotype of A. melifera anatoliaca in the apiary located in Yığılca, Düzce location. Studied samples were harvested by propolis trap between May and October. Total phenolic content, total antioxidant capacity and chemical profiles of propolis samples were determined using HPLC-UV. The obtained results showed that honey bee race and season have an effect on the antioxidant capacity and chemical composition of propolis.
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spelling doaj-art-3f7766c6f1e6498b877db2c24e5c77ce2025-08-20T03:03:54ZengAnkara UniversityJournal of Agricultural Sciences1300-75802148-92972021-09-0127329229710.15832/ankutbd.61999645Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis CompositionMerve Keskin0Meral Kekeçoğlu1Ceren Birinci2Esra Birinci3Sevgi Kolaylı4Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Vocational School of Health Services1Duzce University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Biology, 81620, Duzce, Turkey 2Düzce Üniversity, Beekeeping Research Development and Application Centre (DAGEM), DüzceKaradeniz Technical University, Faculty of ScienceKaradeniz Technical University, Faculty of ScienceKaradeniz Technical University, Faculty of ScienceHoney bees collect the main material of propolis from the buds, leaves, branches, and barks or other botanical sources and mixed that resinous material with beeswax produced from abdominal exocrine glands, mandibular gland secretions, and pollen to produce propolis. The composition of propolis changes depends on multiple factors such as honey bee races, geographical locations, phytogeography, harvesting seasons, extraction methods and solvents. In this study, two different studies were conducted in two different locations in order to reveal the effect of race and season variables on the composition and antioxidant value of propolis. The effect of race factor was studied on three different honey bee races (Apis mellifera caucasica, Apis mellifera syriaca and Apis mellifera carnica) and two different ecotypes (Muğla ecotype and Yığılca ecotype) to investigate the effects of race factor on propolis composition in Central Anatolia by under the controlled conditions. The effect of seasonal change was determined by Yığılca ecotype of A. melifera anatoliaca in the apiary located in Yığılca, Düzce location. Studied samples were harvested by propolis trap between May and October. Total phenolic content, total antioxidant capacity and chemical profiles of propolis samples were determined using HPLC-UV. The obtained results showed that honey bee race and season have an effect on the antioxidant capacity and chemical composition of propolis.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/807641antioxidant capacityhoney bee racesphenolic compounds
spellingShingle Merve Keskin
Meral Kekeçoğlu
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Esra Birinci
Sevgi Kolaylı
Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
Journal of Agricultural Sciences
antioxidant capacity
honey bee races
phenolic compounds
title Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
title_full Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
title_fullStr Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
title_short Effects of Honey Bee Race and Season on Propolis Composition
title_sort effects of honey bee race and season on propolis composition
topic antioxidant capacity
honey bee races
phenolic compounds
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/807641
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