Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nectar and Pollen Plants
Course Code: AR222
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 1
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Important beekeeping plants in Turkey and their properties. to teach the importance of different plant species to provide in terms of the potential honey, nectar and pollen source by the sector .

Course Content

In nature, plants are sources of nectar and pollen; Study of Cultivated plants, including trees and shrubs with plants that grow naturally in three groups . Factors affecting the efficiency of nectar and pollen, The production of honeydew honey, materials collected by honey bees from nature; Hemiptera insects feeding on the plant shell pack attached (scale insects), and aphids generated by the sugary secretions.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to acquire the importance of beekeeping in production; Structure of angiosperm plants, flowers, Nectar and pollen sources, What is Nectar?
2.To be able to comprehend nectar secretion, tissue (nektarium) Factors affecting the efficiency of nectar,
3.To be able to comprehend nectar and pollen sources. What is pollen? Pollen characteristics, Source of honey, nectar and pollen plants in Turkey,
4.To be able to comprehend herbarium .To be able to prepare a herbarium.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Nectar and Pollen Plants (A.Karaca, Ö.Boz ve M. Kösoğlu)
2.Trees and Shrubs (Prof. Dr. Ersin Yücel),
3.A colour guide to polen loads of the honey bee (Willam Kirk),
4.Herbs. (Bremness, L.),
5.Forage Crops (Prof Dr. H. Soya, Prof. Dr. R. Avcıoğlu, Araş. Gr. H. Geren)
6.Flora of Turkey (Davis, P.H.,),
7.Modern Beekeeping Techniques (Doğaroğlu, M.)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of beekeeping in plant production ; the importance of honeybee for the cultivation of garden plants, The importance of honeybee for the cultivation of field crops, The role of honey bees in pollination.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Flower Structure of the angiosperm plants, Floral (seed) Plants also; fertilization, Mobile Beekeeping, Source Selection, Honey potential of Different Plant Species .
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nectar and pollen sources, What is Nectar? Nectar secretion bodies (nektarium) Nectar secretion organs of the structure, Glandular physiology.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the efficiency of nectar, Internal factors, External factors
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nectar and pollen sources, Meadows and pastures self-grown herbs, Plants grown in planting, Trees and shrubs, Source of honey, fresh fruits, , The plants are poisonous honey, Honeydew honey (honey pine = Insect Nectar)
Week 6 - Theoretical
What is pollen? Pollen characteristics, Factors affecting the efficiency of pollen.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Some Important Features of Plants and beekeeping in Turkey.
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Revision of the topics covered for the exam preparation.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term exam.
Week 9 - Theoretical
What is Herbarium? Required materials, Issues to be considered when the sample is taken, Make a herbarium. (Practice hours each week for herbarium plant collected in survey work done)
Week 9 - Practice
Herbarium plant for practice hours each week will be collected in the survey work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Some of Cultivated Plants in Turkey and Properties of nectar and pollen source, Rapeseed (Brassica napus) Chestnut (Castanea sativa), Citrus (Citrus spp.) Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sea Buckthorn (Elaeagnus angustifolia), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), Soybean (Glycine max), Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Apple (Maltus spp.) Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Mint (Mentha longifolia), Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), Sainfoin (Onobrychis sp.) Bee grass (Phacelia californica).
Week 13 - Theoretical
Forest Rose (Rhodedendron ponticum), Strawberry (Fragaria vesca), Anise (Pimpinella spp.) Stone fruits (Prunus spp.) Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia).
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sage (Salvia glutinosa), Thyme (Thymus praecox), Lime (Tilia argentea).
Week 15 - Theoretical
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), White Clover (Trifolium repens), Species of vetch (Vicia spp.)
Week 16 - Theoretical
Final exam.
Week 16 - Preparation Work
Review all subjects for the exam preparation .
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Lecture - Practice140114
Land Work141128
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
4
4
OÇ-3
5
4
5
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
3
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2026