Bee plants of Gürpınar (Van) district and around

This study was carried out in order to determine the areas where some plants known as bee plants, spread and collected in Gürpınar district of Van province, to determine nectar, pollen and secretion groups. In addition, the scientific names of the plants, their parts and their local names are given. Gürpinar (VAN) is located in the town square B9 according to Turkey's Davis grid system. One-on-one interviews were conducted with the people living in this region. In addition, information was obtained from the persons dealing with apiculture in the region. Although our country is developed in terms of beekeeping activities, there are few studies on this field. We are planning to work on this area in order to eliminate this deficiency. We believe that our study will provide guidance and data for those who will work in this field after us. As a result of field surveys, 108 taxa belonging to 36 families, which are nectar, pollen and secretory sources for bees, were determined. 83 of these taxa are herbaceous, 16 are trees, 9 are shrubs, 10 are endemic and 10 are cultivated plants. In addition, the parts of the identified plants used for bees (nectar, pollen, secretion) are indicated. It was found that 28 of these plants benefited only from pollen, 67 of them benefited from pollen and nectar, 7 of them benefited from pollen and secretion, 3 of them benefited from pollen, nectar and secretion parts and 3 of them benefited from only nectar part.