Cannabinoids Bee Pollen: A Presence of Phytochemical Cannabidiol (CBD) in Cannabis sativa L. (Hemp) on The Characteristics of Apis mellifera L. Raising Protocol in Samoeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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  • Charn Chooprasit, Siriwat Wongsiri, Jaturapatr Varith, Wichittra Daengprok, Chalinda Ariyadet, Sayam Aroonsrimorakot

Abstract

Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are internationally kept by the beekeeping industry due to they are relatively gentle and calm easy to obtain, excellent foragers, moderate tendency to swarm, and good, compact brood pattern resulting in a strong workforce for a high productivity. While Cannabidiol (CBD) are unique phytochemical compounds encounter only in Cannabis sativa (hemp) plants. This experimental research aimed to investigate a presence of Cannabidiol (CBD) via a prototype of bee-raising protocol foraging in hemp cultivar to collect hemp pollens. Theoretically, in-hived stored hemp pollen shall hold phytochemicals as being abundance in hemp plants, thru biological (biotic) extraction process. In the field experiment, seed production hemp plot in Samoeng, Chiang Mai was fully covered by mosquito net to confine honey bees during male flowering. The extraction of CBD of in-hived stored pollen samples and it intensity was conducted by GC-MS technique. A repeated measures ANOVA model was conducted for statistical analysis. The result was presences of phytochemical compounds, Cannabidiol (CBD) in hemp plants to in-hived honey bee pollen as bee raising produce, significantly (P-value < 0.0009). This first found experiment result would open up opportunities in developing Thailand agroindustry.

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2020-05-18

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