Pollen analysis of kelulut honey collected from different bee in Kedah

Honey is a natural and sweet liquid food that can be seen in dark golden colour. Bees produced honey in their honey sacs. The colour and taste of honey can be determined from the flower which the nectar is obtained. The production of honey can be increased if the plant that involve in the production of honey is identified. This study of pollen analysis of kelulut honey bees in Kedah was carried out to identify the botanical origin of the honey pollen in Kedah. This pollen analysis involved 16 samples of honey collected from different places in Kedah state. The pollen analysis was performed using the acetolysis method and identification was done through microscopic characterization. The results show out of 16 honey samples, 10 samples were identified as multifloral honey and 6 samples were identified as unifloral honey. Cocos nucifera, Sporobolus indicus, and Elaeis guineensis are the pollens that can be found in most of the samples studied. Pollen analysis or melissopalynology is a valuable tool for the identification of the botanical and geographical origin of honey samples.