BENGUK BEAN TEMPE FLOUR (MUCUNA PRURIENS L.) AS POLLEN SUBSTITUTE FOR COLONY PRODUCTIVITY OF APIS MELLIFERA L.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and evaluate the feed preferences of Apis mellifera bees to benguk bean tempe flour (Mucuna pruriens L.) as a substitute for pollen. The ingredients used are corn pollen, benguk bean tempe flour (Mucuna pruriens L.), water, bee feed and honey. The method used is experimentally by feeding the bees as much as 300 g every 3 days. There were 4 treatments and each treatment was repeated 5 times. The variables observed were the area of the tiller comb and the weight of the Apis mellifera honey bee colony. The data obtained were tested for assumptions to see the results of observations of homogeneous, additive, and independent normal distribution. The results showed that the effect of substitute feed had a very significant effect (P < 0.01) on colony weight with the highest treatment P3 (1.36 ± 0.83c), egg comb area with the highest treatment P3 (790.67 ± 32.55d). , the larval comb area with the highest treatment was P3 (655.92 ± 18.76d), the pupa comb area with the highest treatment was P3 (561.02±21.77d). The conclusion of this study was that the provision of benguk tempeh flour (Mucuna pruriens L) as a substitute for pollen (P3 = 85% Benguk Tempe Flour + 15% honey) gave the best results on the area of tiller combs and the weight of the honeybee colony Apis mellifera L.

Keywords

• honey bee
• tiller productivity
• colony weight
• benguk bean tempe flour