ABSTRACT Although Bahia presents high honey production, considering the national scenario, and has a diversity of environments, studies that characterize the state bee flora using melissopalynology cover relatively little spatial area. In this sense, we aimed to characterize the pollen spectrum of Apis mellifera L., 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from the Discovery Coast, Bahia. To this end, 21 honey samples were obtained from beekeepers from the municipalities of Belmonte, Eunápolis, Guaratinga, Itabela, Itagimirim, Itapebi and Porto Seguro, from November 2017 to August 2018. All honey samples were prepared using the acetolysis method and the slides were deposited in the palynotheca of the Federal University of Southern Bahia (palinoFLORAS, UFSB). The pollen types present in the honey samples were identified and, subsequently, at least 500 pollen grains per sample were counted, determining the frequency classes and frequency of occurrence. The pollen spectrum presented 44 pollen types distributed in 34 genera and 22 families. The pollen types Brosimum, Cecropia, Eucalyptus 1 and Mimosa pudica were found to be the predominant pollen. Eight pollen types were classified as very frequent, present in more than 50% of the samples: Borreria verticilata, Brosimum, Cecropia, Eucalyptus 1, Eucalyptus 2, Mimosa pudica, Myrcia 1 and Vernonia. We noted the absence of pollen types from the endemic species of the Discovery Coast, but some types such as B. verticillata and Vernonia, related to species that are on the list of vital plants for beekeeping, have been identified. Others helped to characterize the pollen spectra of regional honeys, such as those related to the genera Brosimum, Cecropia and Euterpe that are associated with typical forest species and are represented in the vegetation of the Atlantic Forest in the South of Bahia.

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巴西探索海岸蜂蜜的蜂花粉学特征

摘要 尽管巴伊亚的蜂蜜产量很高，但考虑到全国情况，并且环境多样化，使用蜂蜂学表征州蜂群的研究涵盖的空间区域相对较小。从这个意义上说，我们旨在表征来自巴伊亚探索海岸的 Apis mellifera L., 1758（膜翅目：蜂科）的花粉谱。为此，2017 年 11 月至 2018 年 8 月，从贝尔蒙特、尤纳波利斯、瓜拉廷加、伊塔贝拉、伊塔吉米林、伊塔佩比和塞古罗港的养蜂人那里采集了 21 份蜂蜜样品。存放在南巴伊亚联邦大学 (palinoFLORAS, UFSB) 的花萼中。鉴定了蜂蜜样品中存在的花粉类型，随后，每个样本至少计数了 500 个花粉粒，以确定频率类别和发生频率。花粉谱呈现44种花粉类型，分布于34属22科。发现花粉类型 Brosimum、Cecropia、Eucalyptus 1 和 Mimosa pudica 是主要的花粉。八种花粉类型被归类为非常频繁，存在于超过 50% 的样本中：Borreria verticilata、Brosimum、Cecropia、Eucalyptus 1、Eucalyptus 2、Mimosa pudica、Myrcia 1 和 Vernonia。我们注意到探索海岸的特有物种没有花粉类型，但已经确定了一些类型，例如 B. verticillata 和斑鸠菊属植物，它们与养蜂重要植物名单上的物种有关。其他人帮助表征了区域蜂蜜的花粉光谱，