Foraging resource partitioning between Indian native Apis florea and Apis cerana: unveiling entomological signatures in honey through honey DNA metabarcoding.

ABSTRACT: Honey DNA metabarcoding provides precise and comprehensive data on the origins of honey and the plants that honey bees select for feeding. Honey produced by both Apis cerana and Apis florea, along with the determination of honey bee floral preferences, has the potential to assist researchers in strategically selecting appropriate plant species that can effectively enhance the growth and prosperity of honey bee colonies. Honey samples collected from 40 places in North Gujarat, India, was produced by two species of honey bees, A. cerana and A. florea. Physicochemical analysis of honey samples was performed, including characterization of pH, ash content, electrical conductivity, brix content, free acidity, protein, amino acids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, tannins, flavonoids, phenolic component

SUBMITTER: Patel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11971324 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature