Investigation of honey from Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Muş and Van regions in terms of palinological parameters

Between 2023 and 2024, 20 honey samples from Diyarbakır, Bitlis, Muş, Van provinces and their districts were collected from local beekeepers, the regional beekeepers' union, and academics who have studied the subject in the past years. Pollen analyzes of the collected honey samples were performed. As a result of pollen analysis; It was determined that there were 43 taxa belonging to 34 families in honey. In the study, no unifloral honey sample was found, and 20 honey samples were determined to be multifloral. Taxa with secondary pollen in honey samples; Astragalus sp., Juglans sp., Vicia sp., Medicago sp., Cistus sp., Carduus sp. and Trifolium sp. when it happens. The taxa whose pollen was most common in 20 honey samples were; Astragalus sp., Juglans sp., Vicia sp., Medicago sp., Cistus sp., Carduus sp. and Trifolium sp. Quercus sp., Crataegus sp., Paliurus sp., Triticum sp., Hordeum sp., Alceae sp., Salvia sp., Zea mays sp. and Geranium sp. detected.