Economic importance of honey.pptx

Importance of Honey bee

1. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
OF HONEY
Dr. Madhura Mukadam
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Zoology,
Gogate Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri
Dt. 8. 10.2020

2. Honey production
•Originincertainplantmaterial(mainlynectarandhoneydew).
•Toproduce100gmshoney,aforagingbeemustvisitnearlya
thousandflowers,suckingupnectarandfillingits;’honey
stomach”.
•Workerbeesingestthenectar,pollensandcanesugarwhichget
mixedwithsalivaandundergochemicalchangesduetoenzymes.
•Thenbeescomebacktohiveandregurgitateitinthehoneycells
andthishoneyiscalled“semi-ripenedhoney”.
•Fannersperfomthecomplextaskofturningthesemi-ripened
honeyintoripenedhoneyaftermaintainingaproper
temperaturebybeatingtheirwings.

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5. Chemical Composition

6. Sr.
No.
Major
constituents
(99%)
Percentage
(%)
Minor
constituents
(1%)
Percentag
e (%)
1 Water 13.4 –26.6 Acids
(gluconic)
0.17 –1.17
2 Fructose 21.7 –53.9 Minerals 0.02 –1.03
3 Glucose 20.4 –44.4 Nitrogen
(protein)
0.00 –0.13
4 Sucrose 0.0 –7. 6 Enzymes 0.1
5Other sugar0.1 –16.0 Aroma
other HMF
0.1
0.1

8. Economic Importance of Honey