The Production of Propolis, Bee Bread, Bee Wax and Honey of Stingless Bee (Trigona Spp) on Various Hive’s Mediums in West District of Seram
| Main Author: | Awan, Ali |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
Proceeding International Seminar on Education
, 2017
|
| Online Access: |
https://ojs.unpatti.ac.id/index.php/ises/article/view/126 https://ojs.unpatti.ac.id/index.php/ises/article/view/126/78 |
Daftar Isi:
- Stingless bee (Trigona Spp) is a type of insect which has significant economic values. The benefit of Stingless bee (Trigona Spp) is that can be the basic commodity of foods, beverages, and medicines. (bee bread, beewax, honey).WSD is one of the location that has plenty of Stingless bee (Trigona Spp) which dispersed in woods, caves, trees, and other various habitat. So far, demand of this bee’s production is very high. However it is not aligned with the production itself. This is caused by the simple methods applied by the residents, which makes the result is not satisfied.This research uses the survey and experiment method, with the sample method is taken from Kamariang village, Hatusua village, Kamal village, and the surrounding areas. The mediums utilized for this bee’s production is several hives, which made of bamboo screens, wooden frames, iron frames, and tree trunks. The procedures conducted are survey, maintenance, measurement, and production result analysis. The result of the research shows that making hive out of bamboo screens, wooden frames, iron frames, and tree trunks, can increase the production of bee bread, beewax and honey of Stingless bee (Trigona Spp) in Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat. Beside of that, the result of the quality and production analysis shows that Stingless bee (Trigona Spp) is significantly beneficial for human needs, such as foods, beverages, medicines, and other benefits.