Analysis of pollen grains in different honey samples from the region of Newasa tehsil in Maharashtra

Abstract

Pollen analysis is also known as Melissopalynology is valuable tool for the identification of the botanical and geographical origin of honey sample. These pollen analytical studies provide information of resources of bee. The present works refers to the pollen analysis of 5 honey samples. The honey sample were collected from different sites of Newasa tehsil, Ahmednagar district. The morphology of pollen contributing as nectar resources were observed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SCM) and the total pollen count were expressed in pollen percentage frequency (PPF) based on the qualitative analysis. The present investigation on the basis of pollen percentage shown multifloral pollen belonging to the family Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Leguminosae, Amranthaceae, Convolvulace, Moringaceae, Cactaceae, Solanaceae.