Stingless bee pollen product from Mount Merapi Slope, Turi Yogyakarta Indonesia

Abstract Stingless beekeeping practice (meliponiculture) in Indonesia is known to have an important role flowering plant pollination outcomes as the stingless bee species widely distributed across most regions of country. As a social insect, lebah klaceng (the local name bee) consists many which produces honey, pollen, and propolis. It has been found that higher diversity collected pollens indicates success for different kinds plants. Thus, aim this study identify meliponiculture at Mount Merapi Slope, Turi, Yogyakarta, by observing pollen characteristics. Acetolysis method was used preparation identification. The were then observed under light microscope. result showed from Slope successfully obtained various plants belonging 31 families dominated Arecaceae (46.60%), followed Asteraceae (6.90%), Malvaceae (5.70%). can be concluded bee, Tetragonula laeviceps , good pollinator insect supports successful up Indonesia.