KARAKTERISTIK HABITAT Trigona spp. DI HUTAN LARANGAN ADAT DESA RUMBIO KABUPATEN KAMPAR

Abstract

Forest provide great benefits to society arround forest even direct advantage or indirect advantage. Bee Trigona spp. is a type of honey bees that often kept traditionally by the rural society with used gelodok. Production’s honey of Trigona spp. a bit of limited. Before it cultivated and to get it shoukd be looking for in the forest directly, beside that the production of honey still a bit low (1-2 kg or about 2 liter per colony per year). Bee Trigona spp. can be found in tropical rain forest, one of which is in Traditional Forest the Prohibition Rumbio Village Kampar Regency. This study aims to identify the characteristics of the habitat Trigona spp. in Traditional Forest the Prohibition Rumbio Village Kampar Regency. The method of this reseacrh using  survey method. The information about the nest of Trigona spp. in Traditional Forest the Prohibition Rumbio Village consist of red chelate tree (Syzygium sp.), kempas (Koompassia malaccensis), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and dead tree. The average daily temprature and humidity about 28,3-31,0ºC with average about 29,8ºC and humidity about 80,5-83% with average 81,8 %.

Key words: Trigona spp., Traditional Forest the Prohibition, honey.