Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Denisha Rajkhowa, Puspendra Kumar, SM Haldhar, T Shantibala, N Surmina Devi, NY Chanu and Ajaykumara KM

Abstract:
The experiment was carried out in the year 2021-22. In Arunachal Pradesh farmers mainly rear Apis cerana. After survey, 21 multiflora honey samples were randomly collected from farmers in localities from East Siang and Lower Dibang Valley and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh. In the study determination of total soluble solid (TSS) and pH of honey was done and the result revealed that, Sille had the highest content of TSS (81.12⁰Brix) while it is lowest in Namsing (72.20⁰Brix) and pH of honey is highest in Sille (3.27) and lowest in Mebo (4.76). This might be due to the variation in crops grown by farmers and the nectar source collected by Apis cerana.