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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NCHayati Journal of Biosciences

Nest Structure and Pollen Analysis of Honey Bee Apis koschevnikovi and Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Belitung

  • Hidayatus Sholihah Tisniasari1
  • Rika Raffiudin1
  • Windra Priawandiputra1
  • Nina Ratna Djuita1
  • Tiara Sayusti1
  • Svea Lina Jahnk2
  • Hermann Behling2
  • Tri Heru Widarto1
  • Asmadi Saad3
  1. 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
  2. 2Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, Göttingen 37073, Germany
  3. 3Study Program of Agrotechnology, University of Jambi, Jambi 36361, Indonesia
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Abstract

Indonesia is home to several species of honey bees, two of them are Apis koschevnikovi the restricted distribution in Sundaland and Apis cerana the wide distribution in Asia region. The information on comb cell size, body size, and pollen resources used by A. koschevnikovi remains limited, thus we compared comb cells, worker body size, and pollen preferences between sympatric A. koschevnikovi and A. cerana in Keciput Village, Belitung, Indonesia. We measured the diameter and depth of worker and drone cells, body length, and body weight of worker bees. Pollen samples from honey and corbicula of both species were analyzed using the acetolysis method. We found that the average diameter and depth of A. koschevnikovi worker and drone cells were larger and deeper than A. cerana. The body size of A. koschevnikovi showed the same pattern as the cell size of both species. The pollen types in honey and corbicula collected by A. koschevnikovi revealed a greater variety than A. cerana. Apis koschevnikovi primarily foraged on Acacia mangium and Elaeis guineensis, while A. cerana collected pollen only from A. mangium. Ilex cymosa and Syzygium urceolatum are the local pollen species characteristic of Belitung.

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@article{tisniasari2026nest,
  title = {{Nest Structure and Pollen Analysis of Honey Bee Apis koschevnikovi and Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Belitung}},
  author = {Hidayatus Sholihah Tisniasari and Rika Raffiudin and Windra Priawandiputra and Nina Ratna Djuita and Tiara Sayusti and Svea Lina Jahnk and Hermann Behling and Tri Heru Widarto and Asmadi Saad},
  journal = {Hayati Journal of Biosciences},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.4308/hjb.33.6.1660-1669},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4308/hjb.33.6.1660-1669},
  note = {CC BY-NC},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nest Structure and Pollen Analysis of Honey Bee Apis koschevnikovi and Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Belitung
AU  - Hidayatus Sholihah Tisniasari
AU  - Rika Raffiudin
AU  - Windra Priawandiputra
AU  - Nina Ratna Djuita
AU  - Tiara Sayusti
AU  - Svea Lina Jahnk
AU  - Hermann Behling
AU  - Tri Heru Widarto
AU  - Asmadi Saad
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/05
JO  - Hayati Journal of Biosciences
DO  - 10.4308/hjb.33.6.1660-1669
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4308/hjb.33.6.1660-1669
AB  - Indonesia is home to several species of honey bees, two of them are Apis koschevnikovi the restricted distribution in Sundaland and Apis cerana the wide distribution in Asia region. The information on comb cell size, body size, and pollen resources used by A. koschevnikovi remains limited, thus we compared comb cells, worker body size, and pollen preferences between sympatric A. koschevnikovi and A. cerana in Keciput Village, Belitung, Indonesia. We measured the diameter and depth of worker and drone cells, body length, and body weight of worker bees. Pollen samples from honey and corbicula of both species were analyzed using the acetolysis method. We found that the average diameter and depth of A. koschevnikovi worker and drone cells were larger and deeper than A. cerana. The body size of A. koschevnikovi showed the same pattern as the cell size of both species. The pollen types in honey and corbicula collected by A. koschevnikovi revealed a greater variety than A. cerana. Apis koschevnikovi primarily foraged on Acacia mangium and Elaeis guineensis, while A. cerana collected pollen only from A. mangium. Ilex cymosa and Syzygium urceolatum are the local pollen species characteristic of Belitung.
SN  - 1978-3019
SN  - 2086-4094
ER  -