Honey-bearing fruit trees and berry shrubs of Kyrgyzstan

Honey-bearing Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes

Fruit trees and berry bushes hold special value among honey-bearing plants in the agricultural zone. Particularly — apple, pear, cherry, almond, raspberry, and others.

Domestic Apple, in Kyrgyz: alma, from the Rosaceae family. A tree with oval-egg-shaped leaves. Flowers are pink or white. Blooms from late April to June. Produces nectar and pollen. Widely cultivated in the agricultural zone across all regions of Kyrgyzstan, except for high mountains. Occupies more than 50% of the area in gardens. A good honey plant. Honey productivity — 17.5 kg per hectare.

Common Pear, in Kyrgyz: almuurt, from the Rosaceae family. A tree with oval leaves. Blooms in April and May. Produces nectar and pollen. Grown in the Chui Valley, the Issyk-Kul Lake basin, in Talas and Fergana. A good honey plant. Honey productivity — up to 30 kg per hectare.

Cherry, or Bird Cherry, from the Rosaceae family. A tree with white flowers. Blooms in late April and May. Grown in the Issyk-Kul basin, Chui, Talas, and Fergana valleys. Produces nectar and secretes honeydew in May. Honey productivity — 30—35 kg per hectare.

Common Cherry, from the Rosaceae family. A tree with broadly elliptical leaves and white flowers. Blooms in April and May. Produces nectar and pollen. Common in the Chui and Talas valleys, in Fergana, and the Issyk-Kul basin. A good honey plant. Honey productivity — 30—35 kg per hectare.

Domestic Plum, in Kyrgyz: kara uryuk, from the Rosaceae family. A tree, sometimes with thorny branches and backward egg-shaped leaves. Blooms in April and May. The flowering lasts for 10 days. Common in the Big and Small Kemin, Chui Valley, Issyk-Kul Lake basin, and Fergana Valley. Honey productivity — 10 kg per hectare.

Common Almond, from the Rosaceae family. A tree 4—7 m tall with narrow-elliptical leaves and pink flowers. Blooms in late March and April. Produces nectar and pollen. Grown in the Fergana and Chui valleys. An early spring honey plant. Honey productivity — up to 20—25 kg per hectare.

Common Raspberry, from the Rosaceae family. A shrub 80—100 cm tall with pinnate compound leaves, blooms in late May and June. Cultivated in the agricultural zone. Natural thickets are found along riverbanks, among forests and bushes in Fergana, Chui, and Talas valleys, and the Issyk-Kul Lake basin. A good honey plant. Honey productivity — up to 50—100 kg per hectare.

Common Quince or Long Quince, in Kyrgyz: bihi, from the Rosaceae family. A small tree or shrub with egg-shaped leaves. Blooms in April and May. Produces nectar and pollen. Grown in the Fergana and Chui valleys. Honey productivity — up to 30 kg per hectare.

Common Peach, in Kyrgyz: shabdaly, from the Rosaceae family. A tree up to 3 m tall with elongated-lanceolate leaves and pink flowers. Blooms in March and April. Produces nectar and pollen. Grows in the Chui Valley, Talas, and Fergana. Honey productivity — up to 30 kg per hectare.

Common Apricot or Uryuk, from the Rosaceae family. A tree up to 5 m tall with egg-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers. Blooms in March and April. Grown in the Fergana, Chui, Talas valleys, and the Issyk-Kul Lake basin. An early spring honey plant. Honey productivity — 30—35 kg per hectare.

Black Currant, from the Grossulariaceae family. A shrub up to 150 cm tall with whitish flowers. Produces a lot of nectar and pollen. Blooms at various times in different areas, in May — June.

Grows in forest and shrub zones, in river floodplains. Frequently visited by bees.