Abstract
The honey flora of the forest plant community is an important forage resource for the development of beekeeping. That’s why it is desirable to assess species composition and total number of honey plants and to determine the honey reserve of the area of the forest community plant. The forest cover of the Orel region is 9.3%, and this cover is distributed on its territory very irregularly. 257 species out of the total number of honey plants in the region are found in the forests. Deciduous forests are dominant in the Orel region including oak, ash, linden, birch and aspen. The results of studies of flowering plants in the forest plant community showed that there is a sufficient number of honey plants in the forest to provide bee families with nectar from spring to late autumn due to the natural flower-nectar conveyor. The assessment of the honey stock of this community shows that the stock equals 4,872 tons from 203 thousand hectares of forest. And bees can sip only about 30% (1,626 tons). It proves that significant honey reserves are concentrated in the forest plant community of the Orel region. The rational use of these reserves will help to solve the problem of reproduction of new bee families of the aboriginal Central Russian breed and to organize a long honey gathering by bees that provide people of the region with honey.
Highlights
More than 1200 species of plants pollinated by insects have been registered in Russia
In the Orel region being a typical representative of the flora of the Central Black Earth Region, more than a thousand plant species have been registered, belonging to 493 genera and 105 families
The forest honey flora consists of 257 species and they belong to 47 families and 140 genera
Summary
More than 1200 species of plants pollinated by insects have been registered in Russia. The dominant part of them emit very little nectar or is rare [1]. Many scientists studied the natural honey base, in their works making a connection between beekeeping industry and the species diversity of the natural flora. Beekeeping has been an important subsidiary branch of agriculture that brings considerable income to its owners. In recent years the interest in beekeeping has been constantly growing. Its further development should increase the productivity and the number of bee families with their removal for honey gathering in proper time and correct placement. Special attention is paid to the study and rational use of the forage base
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