| dc.description.abstract | Honey harvesting is one of the main activities in beekeeping. The honey
harvesting process plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and quantity of the
final product. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of suction-type honey
harvesting with variations in vacuum pressure to determine the impact of pressure
factors on the effectiveness of hive repair, the quality of the honey produced, and
the speed of harvesting. The study was conducted from July to September 2024 at
PT Daud Teknik Maju Pratama, Agribusiness and Technology Park IPB, and The
Animal House, using two different pressures: -23.37 cmHg and -21.34 cmHg.
Vacuum pressure honey harvesting proved to be effective as it could be performed
quickly without damaging the honeycomb. On the other hand, the pressing method
was less effective because it could damage the hive, resulting in a longer time
required for bees to repair it. Harvesting 300 ml of honey using pressures of -9.2
cmHg and -8.4 cmHg took approximately 5.4 minutes and 6.72 minutes,
respectively. The honey produced showed varying viscosity values, such as honey
from Trigona laeviceps in hive 1 with a viscosity of 122.395 mPa.s, hive 5 with a
viscosity of 99.645 mPa.s, hive 10 with a viscosity of 121.117 mPa.s, and honey
from Trigona itama with a viscosity of 79.346 mPa.s.
Key words: Vacuum pump, pressure variation, viscosity, effectiveness, honey | |
