Certificación del origen botánico de miel y polen corbicular pertenecientes a la comuna de Litueche, IV Región de Chile / Certification of the botanical origin of honey and corbicular pollen belonging to the commune of Litueche, IV Region of Chile

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to certify and register the botanical origin of honey and corbicular pollen from beehives located at the community of Litueche. For this purpose, a survey of vegetation was conducted within a radio of 2 km from the beehives. The results show that from a total of 120 species found, 59 were native, and the most representative families are Asteraceae, Rosaceae and Papilionaceae. Most of the species present some medicinal uses, and are actually used or have a potential use. In general, they do not present conservation problems. In order to analyze the honey samples, the quantification of pollen grains and the Analysis of Proportions allowed us to determine their frequency and their relative importance. All the study samples presented less than 50% of pollen grains of single species, so they were classified as multifloral honeys. Species that appeared with significant importance are Retanilla trinervis, Lotus uliginosus, Rubus ulmifolius and Quillaja saponaria. The corbicular pollen samples were different in the different beehives analyzed. The results show that not all the species flowering at the same time in the area, were selected by the honeybees as nectar and pollen sources.