{"title":"Variations in Heat Shock Proteins between Different Honey Bees and Bee Taxa Utilizing Bioinformatics","authors":"Hossam F. Abou-Shaara","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1390515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1390515","url":null,"abstract":"The changes in climate and exposure of pollinators to heat stress are among the major concerns in the agricultural communities. Bees from different taxa have a great role in plant pollination. The exposure of bees to heat stress induces the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) to protect the body cells. Many studies have investigated the variations in the expression levels of HSPs and analyzed their amino acid sequences. Currently, databases for sequences of HSPs with different molecular weights are available. Variations in the expression levels of HSPs among individuals belong to the same bee taxa or different taxa exposed to heat stress have been noted. It is hypothesized that the properties of HSPs could help in understanding such variations. In this study, bioinformatics and other protein analysis tools were utilized to shade lights on the variations between sequences of heat shock proteins 60 (HSP60) and 83 (HSP83) in 18 bee taxa (15 from Family Apidae, 2 from Family Halictidae, and one from Megachilidae). The analysis of amino acids and nucleotides showed some identical values to bees from genus Apis and Bombus. The conserved domains were highly identical in case of HSP60 than HSP83. The motifs were from one or more protein families with variation among taxa. All proteins showed hydrophilic properties with variable isoelectric points. The study suggested an identical 3-D structure for proteins in all bee taxa. The role of the detected variations in affecting the response of HSPs to stress was discussed. This study paves the way for more investigations on HSPs and encourages the use of bioinformatics and protein analysis tools to explain any observable variations.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"78 5-6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139856551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of heavy metal levels of beeswax in bee enterprises in Çankırı","authors":"Pınar Portakal, Mustafa Çi̇ltepe","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1386309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1386309","url":null,"abstract":"In this research, a total of 25 samples, 9 from the southern and 16 from the northern of Çankırı were taken. Heavy metal contents of these samples were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The mean values of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), cadmium (Cd), selenium (Se) in the samples were 36.28 ppm, 1.69 ppm, 1.65 ppm, 1.14 ppm, 0.78 ppm, 0.68 ppm, 0.30 ppm, 0.13 ppm, 0.06 ppm, 0.01 ppm, respectively. Between the northern and southern regions, only Cd (1.10 ppm) was found to be high in the southern region, while the other heavy metals were found to be high in the northern region. In the study, there was no statistical difference between Fe, Pb, Zn, Al, Cr, V and Se averages in the wax samples taken from the northern and southern regions, while a statistically significant difference was found between Mn, Cu and Cd concentrations. As a result, the heavy metal concentration in beeswax, one of the bee products, varied depending on the region. Except Cd element, all values were higher in the northern region of Çankırı and this region close to the highway with heavy traffic should be evaluated in terms of beekeeping.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"16 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139536186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determination of Potential Beekeeping Areas in Kars Province Using GIS Based AHP Method","authors":"Mucip Demi̇r","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1355161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1355161","url":null,"abstract":"Arıcılık yapılacak alanların ve özelliklerin belirlenmesine etki eden çok fazla parametre, farklı tercih unsuru ve kriterin bulunması, karar vermesi, analizi ve çözümü oldukça zor olan bir sorun dizisi oluşturmaktadır. Bu sorun dizisinin çözülmesine yönelik olarak Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemlerinin kullanımı giderek önem kazanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) tabanlı Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemlerinden Analitik Hiyerarşi Process (AHP) yöntemi kullanılarak Kars ili idari sınırları dâhilindeki arıcılık yapılabilecek sahalar ve üretim potansiyellerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın veri analiz aşamasında, araştırma kriterlerinin ağırlık değerlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla AHP ikili karşılaştırmaları yapılmıştır. Elde edilen ağırlık değerlerinin kullanılmasıyla CBS yazılımı üzerinde Weighted Overlay analizi yapılarak araştırma sahasında arıcılık potansiyeli taşıyan alanlar haritalandırılarak tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda Kars ili arazilerinin % 50.3’ünün arıcılık üretimi için uygun koşullar taşıdığı tespit edilmiştir. İl genelinde arıcılık üretimine en elverişli arazilerin yüksek irtifalı Sarıkamış, Selim, Susuz ve Merkez ilçelerinde, en elverişsiz arazilerin ise çevrelerine nispetle düşük irtifaya sahip Aras Vadisindeki Kağızman ve Digor ilçelerinde bulunduğu belirlenmiştir.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"18 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139214082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sabatina P, Srinivasan M R, Murugan M, Saminathan V R
{"title":"DIVERSITY OF STINGLESS BEES, Tetragonula sp. (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA","authors":"Sabatina P, Srinivasan M R, Murugan M, Saminathan V R","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1372973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1372973","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was conducted to find the diversity of stingless bees (Tetragonula sp.) in Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, and Trichy districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Adult worker bees were collected from feral stingless bee colonies from 16 locations, four from each district. The collected stingless bees were preserved in 70% alcohol (ethanol) and examined under a Leica stereo zoom microscope. Seventeen morphometric key characteristics were measured to know the diversity of stingless bees. The results revealed that two species of stingless bees, Tetragonula iridipennis and T. laeviceps were prevalent in the four selected districts of Tamil Nadu. Four vital morphometric characters of the worker bees namely the head width, the forewing length, the hind tibial length, and the whole body length helped to distinguish the two Tetragonula sp. Among all the locations, the bees collected from L1- Insectary, TNAU, Coimbatore had much higher values of the above four morphometric characters (1.67mm ± 0.04, 3.69mm ± 0.02, 1.53mm ± 0.01 and 3.98mm ± 0.14 respectively) and were identified to be T. laeviceps based on these key morphometric characters. The bees from rest of the 15 locations which had the morphometric values 1.59 to 1.61 mm, 3.20 to 3.41mm, 1.34 to 1.43mm and 3.51 to 3.65mm respectively were categorized as T. iridipennis.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"2023 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135813763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PROPOLİS VE ARI SÜTÜ İÇEREN CİLT KREMİ: ANTİOKSİDAN, ANTİ-HYALÜRONİDAZ VE ANTİMİKROBİYAL AKTİVİTELERİN KAPSAMLI BİR DEĞERLENDİRMESİ","authors":"Gülsüm Merve BOYRACI, Atiye DEĞİRMENCİ, Oktay YILDIZ, Zeynep Berin ÇELEBİ","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1355264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1355264","url":null,"abstract":"Propolis ve arı tedavisi, eski çağlardan beri geleneksel ve modern tıpta kullanıma uygun, çeşitli biyolojik aktivitelerinden dolayı günümüzde yapılan işlemler cilt tedavisi ve bakımında kullanılabilirliği gösterilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, krem üretiminde propolis ve arı sütünün potansiyel kullanımını incelemek ve kullanılan arı ürünlerinin kremin anti-hyalüronidaz, antioksidan ve antimikrobiyal aktivitesi üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmektir. Ayrıca kremlerin farklı depolama sıcaklığı ve süresindeki fiziksel stabilitesi de incelemektir. Krem formülasyonunda arı sütü oranı (%0.5) sabit tutulurken %0.5-1.0-1.5 oranlarında propolis özütü kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada üretilen kremlerin pH değerleri 5.56 ile 6.02 aralığında değişmiş olup cilt pH değerine uygun bulunmuştur. Krem formülasyonunda propolis oranı arttıkça antioksidan aktivite değerlerinin istatiksel olarak arttığı görülmüştür. Krem örneklerinin anti-hyalüronidaz aktivite analizi sonucu IC50 değerleri 0.16672-3.34603 g/ml krem olarak belirlenmiş ve en yüksek aktiviteyi %1.5 propolis özütü ilaveli Krem 3 örneği göstermiştir. Propolis ve arı sütü ilaveli krem örneklerinin tamamı Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis ve Candida albicans mikroorganizmaları karşı inhibitör etkisi göstermiştir. Hızlandırılmış stabilite testleri krem formülasyonun tüm stres koşullarına karşı dikkate değer bir stabiliteye sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu araştırma kozmetik sektöründe doğal, sürdürülebilir ve güvenli cilt bakım ürünleri ile zenginleştirmek için arı ürünlerinin krem formülasyonlarına entegre etmenin uygulanabilirliğine dair kanıt sağlamaktadır.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"63 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135267036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Berat DURMİSHİ, Vesna KNİGHTS, Ibrahim MEHMETİ, Viktorija STAMATOVSKA, Demokrat NUHA, Smajl RİZANİ, Pajtim BYTYÇİ, Veton HAZİRİ, Valon SADİKU
{"title":"Determining the quality of honey in the region of Kosovo with physio-chemical analysis","authors":"Berat DURMİSHİ, Vesna KNİGHTS, Ibrahim MEHMETİ, Viktorija STAMATOVSKA, Demokrat NUHA, Smajl RİZANİ, Pajtim BYTYÇİ, Veton HAZİRİ, Valon SADİKU","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1349616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1349616","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of honey produced in different regions of Kosovo. A total of 26 samples were gathered from various locations, and beekeepers were interviewed about their honey-production techniques and bee-feeding practices. The samples underwent analysis to determine parameters such as moisture content, total solids, pH, acidity, ash content, proteins, conductivity, and brix%. Notably, the physicochemical properties of honey differed significantly across the regions. Moisture content ranged from 15.02% to 18.80%, with the lowest found in Ferizaji and the highest in Sharri. Brix% concentration at 20°C varied from 79.50% to 82.60%, with Sharri exhibiting the lowest and Prishtina displaying the highest value. The acidity and pH levels of all honey samples were measured between 4.97 and 5.63, and 3.56 to 5.60, respectively. Additionally, the Pfund scale was employed to evaluate the color of the honey, indicating white hues for Sharri, extremely light white or white for Prishtina and Ferizaj, and exceptionally white for Skenderaj. This study concludes that geographical location, feeding systems, nectar sources, honey age, and beekeeper processing methods significantly impact the physicochemical and nutritional properties of honey, including its color.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"66 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135315594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DETERMINATION OF SUITABLE BEEKEEPING PLACES BY WEIGHTED OVERLAY ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY OF BOLU, TURKIYE","authors":"Şule YAMAN, Mustafa YAMAN","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1358531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1358531","url":null,"abstract":"Beekeeping is one of the main livelihoods of our country, and our country's rich geography, different climate and topography are quite suitable for beekeeping. The increase in interest in beekeeping activities has led to more income with less maintenance and expense compared to other agricultural activities. The increasing interest has also revealed the necessity of determining suitable places for beekeeping to increase beekeeping activities' efficiency. For this purpose, weighted overlay analysis, which is one of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) techniques, was carried out using ArcGIS 10.7.1 in this study for the province of Bolu. Slope, aspect, elevation, precipitation, vegetation and distance to roads, streams and settlements were used for analysis. As a result of the analyzes made, it was determined that 90.95% of Bolu province is suitable for beekeeping activities. In addition, it has been determined whether the existing beekeeping locations are suitable for beekeeping.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135618316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erdal ÇAÇAN, Mehmet Ali KUTLU, Rıdvan UÇAR, Selim ÖZDEMİR, Kağan KÖKTEN, Sam MOKHTARZADEH, Muammer EKMEKÇİ
{"title":"COMPARISON OF HONEY, POLLEN AND PROPOLIS AMOUNTS AND HONEY QUALITY OBTAINED FROM BEE PASTURE AND HIGHLAND","authors":"Erdal ÇAÇAN, Mehmet Ali KUTLU, Rıdvan UÇAR, Selim ÖZDEMİR, Kağan KÖKTEN, Sam MOKHTARZADEH, Muammer EKMEKÇİ","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1344339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1344339","url":null,"abstract":"This study was carried out to determine the honey, pollen and propolis amounts and honey qualities obtained from the bee pasture established in Bingöl University between the years 2021-2022 and highland and to compare the bee pasture and the highland in terms of these characteristics. 10 beehives were used in the study. Five beehives were left in the bee pasture, and 5 of them were taken to the highland for comparison. Honey was harvested in August in both locations and in both years. The quantities of honey, pollen, and propolis per hive and the moisture, diastase, HMF, commercial glucose, C13 sugar, C4 sugar, and the difference between raw protein in honey and delta C13 sugar of honeys were determined for both locations. These quality parameters obtained were evaluated according to the Turkish Food Codex Honey Communiqué. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was no statistical difference between the amounts of pollen and propolis obtained from the bee pasture and the highland, and the amount of honey obtained from the highland was higher than the bee pasture. In addition, it has been determined that the honey obtained from both bee pasture and highland is at the \"appropriate\" level in terms of the limit values determined by the Turkish Food Codex Honey Communiqué in terms of quality criteria. In the light of these data, it has been understood that although the honey yield from bee pasture is low, it is sustainable and can be an alternative to migratory or highland beekeeping.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135252407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PARASITISATION POTENTIAL OF EGG AND LARVAL PARASITOIDS AGAINST LESSER WAX MOTH Achroia grisella F. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) UNDER STORED CONDITION","authors":"Sabatina P, Umapathy PG, Saravanan P A","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1353063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1353063","url":null,"abstract":"An experiment conducted to evaluate the parasitisation potential of egg (Trichogramma chilonis Ishii) and larval parasitoids (Bracon brevicornis Wesmael and Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson) on the developmental stages of lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella F. The results indicated that a maximum parasitisation of 46.67% was noticed on egg masses released with seven pairs of T. chilonis, with an overall mean of 28.89 % and also the adult emergence was recorded about 59.49 %. Among the two larval parasitoids taken, the per cent parasitisation of lesser wax moth larvae by A. galleriae was maximum (38.68% overall mean) than by B. brevicornis (33.14%) with a mean adult emergence of 71.16% and 64.78% respectively.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PHYSICAL QUALITY CRITERIA OF QUEEN BEES REARED IN TÜRKİYE AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR TURKISH BEEKEEPING","authors":"Mahir Murat CENGİZ, Servet ARSLAN","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1339186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1339186","url":null,"abstract":"Derleme, ana arıların fiziksel kalitesini etkileyen hayati parametreleri incelemektedir. Beslenme, çevre koşulları ve yetiştirme teknikleri gibi faktörlere odaklanan çalışma, bu kriterlerin bal arısı kolonilerinin genel sağlığı ve üretkenliği üzerindeki doğrudan etkisinin altını çiziyor. Gelişmiş koloni performansı ve hastalıklara karşı direnç sağlamak için sağlam ve genetik olarak çeşitli ana arıların seçilmesinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Ticari işletmelerde yüksek kaliteli ana arıların benimsenmesini teşvik ederek, Türkiye'deki bal arısı popülasyonlarının canlılığını ve sürdürülebilirliğini artırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma sayesinde, Türk arıcılık endüstrisindeki arıcılar ve paydaşlar, ana arı üretiminde fiziksel kalite standartlarına bağlı kalmanın önemine dair önemli bilgiler edinmektedir. Arıcılar önerilen kriterleri uygulayarak bal üretimini artırabilir, tozlaşma hizmetlerini iyileştirebilir ve ülke florasının korunmasına katkıda bulunabilir. Sonuç olarak, bu çabalar Türkiye'de sağlam ve sürdürülebilir bir arıcılık sektörünün büyümesini destekleyecektir.","PeriodicalId":104346,"journal":{"name":"Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135110614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}