Table 1. Nectar volume and sugar characteristics of three Prunus species for honey potential estimate.

Species Nectar sugar contents (mg/flower) No. of flowers (ea/plant) Honey potential (g/tree) No. of trees (tree/ha) Honey potential (kg/ha)
P. spachiana Mean 0.47 1,305,581 705.8 164 116.0
Min. 1,241,813 671.4 110.3
Max. 1,369,350 740.3 121.7
P. sargentii Mean 0.34 49,430 19.1 918 17.6
Min. 7,409 2.9 2.6
Max. 128,240 49.6 45.6
P.×yedoensis Mean 0.51 46,529 27.1 772 20.9
Min. 28,665 16.7 12.9
Max. 78,557 45.8 35.3