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This study was carried out to determine the honey, pollen and propolis amounts and honey qualities obtained from the bee pasture established in Bingöl University between the years 2021-2022 and highland and to compare the bee pasture and the highland in terms of these characteristics. 10 beehives were used in the study. Five beehives were left in the bee pasture, and 5 of them were taken to the highland for comparison. The quantities of honey, pollen, and propolis per hive and the moisture, diastase, HMF, commercial glucose, C13 sugar, C4 sugar, and the difference between raw protein in honey and delta C13 sugar of honeys were determined for both locations. These quality parameters obtained were evaluated according to the Turkish Food Codex Honey Communiqué. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was no statistical difference between the amounts of pollen and propolis obtained from the bee pasture and the highland, and the amount of honey obtained from the highland was higher than the bee pasture. In addition, it has been determined that the honey obtained from both bee pasture and highland is at the "appropriate" level in terms of the limit values determined by the Turkish Food Codex Honey Communiqué in terms of quality criteria. In the light of these data, it has been understood that although the honey yield from bee pasture is low, it is sustainable and can be an alternative to migratory or highland beekeeping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the effects of different sowing norms of Forage Rape on some yield characteristics, the mutual interactions between honey bees and the evaluation of forage rape as an alternative plant in the creation of bee pastures were carried out. Sowing norms of 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 2000 and 2400 g/da were used in the study. Data was taken twice a week. The flowering of the plant and the number of honeybees per m2, the duration of the honeybee in bloom, the plant height, the number of plants per m2, the number of flowers per plant, the number of flowers per m2, the number of side branches, capsule per plant, seed in capsule, seed properties such as yield and thousand grain weight were discussed. This research observed that, 1200-1600 g/da sowing norm produces the highest yield. April 26th was observed as the date when bees visited the Forage Rape the most, reached the highest height of the plant, and had the most flowers per plant and per m2. It has been concluded that Forage Rape is an ideal bee pasture plant for the solving nectar and pollen deficiency in beekeeping, especially in early spring periods in terms of beekeeping activity. It is recommended that this plant should be further evaluated for beekeeping on dates prior to April 26th in Bingöl and regions with similar ecological conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research was carried out in Bingöl for the determination of some elements and heavy metals in the extracted honey obtained after 2019 honey harvest. The levels of some elements and heavy metals were determined by ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer) in 11 extracted honey samples obtained from honey production areas. As, Cd, Cs, Hg, Li, Pb and Se were not found in honey samples. Other elements and heavy metals were found to have the following ranges: Al 14.10±12.68 ppb, Ca 12.79±42.40 ppb, Cr 2.51±0.58 ppb, Cu 0.98±0.38 ppb, Fe 28.84±12,92 ppb, K 3920.12±1806.12 ppb, Mg 128.66± 33.08 ppb, Mn 3.94±2.61 ppb, Na 140.62±61.21 ppb, Ni 2.02±0.65 ppb and Zn 9.71±6.74 ppb. When the results of the study were compared with some international limits for honey consumption. It was concluded that the honey in which the study tested would not pose any danger to human health from consumption. It is also comforting to find that no heavy metals have been detected in these honey samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]