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 |