Potensi Sumber Pakan Lebah di Desa Sugau Kecamatan Pancur Batu Kabupaten Deli Serdang

Abstract

Honey bees are an insect that has many benefits for humans. Sugau Village has great potential for cultivating honey bees because it has many bee feed plants. This research aims to identify potential feed sources for honey bees in Sugau Village and create a flowering calendar for nectar and pollen producing plants as a feed source for honey bees in the area. The method used in this research is the observation method, namely the circle method with a radius of 500 meters on agroforestry land which is observed with a village area of 3000 Ha, where this research stage consists of data collection, namely using primary data, secondary data and data analysis. The results of the research show that there are very diverse types of feed sources for honey bees in Sugau Village. 39 types of plants were identified that have the potential to be a feed source for honey bees from the three agricultural lands observed. These plants are flowering plants that produce nectar and pollen. Plant feed sources for bees consist of 8 types of agricultural plants, 23 types of forestry plants, and 8 types of ornamental plants/wild grasses. There are 18 types that flower all year round, 18 types that flower seasonally in certain months and 3 types depending on the planting season. This diversity of plant types and flowering schedules shows the great potential of Sugau Village for the development of honey bee cultivation.