Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.217-222, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Narman district is located at Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Average altitude is 1650 m, annual total precipitation
is about 420 mm. In study area main economic activity is animal husbandry and animal production has made traditional
practices, based on rangelands. This study carried out to determine honey plants, frequently visited by honey bees in
20 different locations of Narman. Total 56 plant species were determined and half of these plant species determined as
visited plant species by honey bees. Most of honey plant species, determined in locations were wide leafy forbs and
some of them were legume species. To determine botanical composition of rangeland vegetation in different locations
line intercept method was used. The percentage of all plant species was calculated and each individual honey plant
species percentages were determined. Some Alfalfa, Sainfoin, Lotus, Melilotus, Coronilla and Trifolium species were
determined in locations. Thymus, Stachys, Centaurea and Campanula species were determined common plant species
visited by honey bees.