Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Mirela DRĂGAN, Andrei PETRE, Silvana Mihaela DĂNĂILĂ-GUIDEA, Ștefana JURCOANE
The general objective of the research work was to identify species of plant crops with honeydew potential during the July-October period when bee food is reduced, and it is necessary to supplement the bee family with artificial food. After harvesting the main commercial crops (barley, oats, wheat), honey plants were cultivated on the respective plots: buckwheat, mustard, phacelia, peas and camelina, which bloom during this period. After flowering, all these crops were incorporated into the soil by mechanized plowing in order to increase the amount of humus and keep the soil green, thus ensuring an ecological method of sustainability (cover crops). To determine the honeydew capacity of the selected crops, the capillary method was applied throughout the flowering period: or 3 repetitions were performed for each crop during the period of maximum nectar accumulation capacity, indicated by the specialized literature.
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