Physicochemical And Biochemical Properties Of Mining And Honey Bees Products From Jimma Rare District, Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

Honey is a natural sweet sticky and viscous solution produced by bees from the nectar of flowers or from living parts of plants. The physicochemical and biochemical parameters of honeys are essential for monitoring of the quality of the products, and for proper handling and storages. In the present study, physicochemical and biochemical characteristics of mining and honey bees’ products from the Jimma Rare district, Horo Guduru Wollaga Zone, Ethiopia were investigated. The study was conducted on 2 honey bees and 3 mining bee honeys samples which were harvested in January, April and August of 2019. The average mean ± standard deviation value of moisture content, electrical conductivity, pH value, acidity, total ash, water insoluble matter, color analysis, sugar content and Hydroxylmethylfurfural of homogenized bee hive honey samples were 17 ± 0.003%, 0.54 ± 0.002mS/cm, 3.72 ± 0.118, 25.8 ± 0.144 meq/kg, 0.40 ± 0.004%, 0.13 ± 0.007%, 78.66 ± 0.006 mmpfund. 65.31 ± 0.071% and 30.54 ± 0.016 mg/kg, respectively, and also the overall average for mining bee honeys from three different holes of this parameter were 25.67 ± 0.003%, 1.13 ± 0.007 MS/cm, 3.00 ± 0.088, 229.20 ± 0.327 meq/kg , 0.72 ± 0.001%,1.41 ± 0.049%, 258.16 ± 0.018 mmpfund , 159.22 ± 0.269% and 48.16 ± 0.013mg/kg respectively. The results of the study showed that physicochemical and biochemical characteristics of honey bee products were lie within the ranges of national and international standards for honeys. But mining bee honeys were significantly varied from honey bees honey and were also not satisfy the national and international honey quality standards.