| Abstrak/Abstract |
Beekeeping is well known in the local community. Information on pollen plants as feeds source of bees by
local community is very limited. Higher pollen diversity shows higher quality of product. This study aimed to determine
the pollen diversity as feed source collected by Tetragonula iridipennis in the forest of Faculty of Biology, Universitas
Gadjah Mada (UGM). Pollen samples were collected and were anatomically prepared using modified acetolysis method
to identify the species. Based on pollen characters, the results showed that pollen diversity as feed source of T.
iridipennis identified in 13 families (Arecaceae, Myrtaceae, Cyperaceae, Combertaceae, Moraceae, Chenopodiaceae,
Fabaceae, Onagraceae, Malvaceae, Anacardiaceae, Loranthaceae, Proteaceae, Euphorbiaceae) and dominated by species
from Arecaceae, Myrtaceae and Cyperacease families. |