A Taxonomic Study on Bee Plants of the Sütey Plateau (Suphan Mountain / Adilcevaz / Bitlis)

Abstract

This research was carried out in order to investigate the bee plants of the Sütey plateau in the province of Bitlis in the Eastern Anatolia Region. Sütey plateau; It is an important floristic region on the foothill of Mount Süphan (Bitlis / Adilcevaz), at an altitude of 2150 m, and encompassing the Cil (Batmış) lake. Süey Plateau, where different climate and soil types are seen with the effect of its geographical location and landforms, is home to various plant and animal species. As a result of the excursions made in the research area between 2017-2018 and many field studies we have done before; 282 bee plant taxa belonging to 44 families were identified. These taxa; It was determined that 264 of them were pollen, 191 were nectar and 27 were secretion sources. The first 7 families, in which the determined taxa are found intensively, are respectively; Fabaceae 42 (15%), Asteraceae 33 (12%), Lamiaceae 28 (10%), Rosaceae 18 (%6), Ranunculaceae 13 (5%), Lillaceae 13 (4%), and Charyophyllaceae 12 (4%). This study, which we have done in order to determine the bee plants distributed in the Sütey plateau, provides guiding information for the academic studies to be carried out in the region and the beekeepers of the region.