Modifikasi Ventilasi pada Tutup Stup Koloni Lebah Madu (Apis Mellifera) Terhadap Produksi Propolis
Abstract: This research aims
to determine the best ventilation modification to produce propolis. The study
was conducted at the foot of Mount Tampomas, Sumedang, West Java, in 5 weeks
from July to August 2013. The material used were 15 hives of Apis mellifera
honey bee colony with population 16 000 – 20 000 bees. The 15 colonies were
randomly divided into 3 levels treatment of ventilation size on the lid nest,
that were no ventilation as control treatment (A), 50 cm2 (B), and 100 cm2 (C)
ventilation holes. Propolis trap was installed in each hive. The experimental
design used was completely randomized design followed by T-test. The results
showed that ventilation size was not significantly affected propolis production
but significantly affected honey production.
Honey production in C treatment was significantly higher. In general the
best treatment hive cap to produced propolis and honey are C treatment with the
highest average weight of propolis and honey for 5 weeks was 16.4±6.98 g and
3101.6± 581.5 g also have a big end population
Keywords: Apis mellifera;
propolis trap; propolis production; ventilation
Penulis: E. Ramadhan, H. C. H.
Siregar, . Kuntadi
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd160446