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This study was conducted to investigate the changes in some plant properties of buckwheat that are important for beekeeping, according to different sowing times and counting times. Güneş variety of buckwheat was used as plant material, and the study was established in the ecological conditions of Bingöl province between 2021 and 2022. Four sowing times were chosen as the study subject and the effects of these sowing times on some important plant characteristics of buckwheat in terms of beekeeping were examined with observations and examinations taken on different days. It was observed that there were statistically significant differences between sowing times in terms of plant height, number of inflorescences per plant, number of plants per square meter, number of inflorescences per square meter, seed yield and thousand-seed weight. It was determined that the first and second sowing times gave the highest values in terms of plant height, number of inflorescences per plant and thousand grain weight, and only the first sowing time in terms of plant and inflorescences numbers per square meter and seed yield. As a result, it was concluded that buckwheat sowing as early as possible (second half of April) would be advantageous for the producers in terms of both beekeeping and seed production in Bingöl province and similar ecological conditions. [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]