Identification of types, flowering of bee plants and honey production of Apis cerana in Aornakan I and Kutatinggi villages, Pakpak Bharat regency, North Sumatra

One of the influential factors in the success of beekeeping is the availability of bee feed. Beekeepers need to know the types of food sources for bees and have a map of the sources of nectar and pollen in their area. This will help in planning the management of their colony. This research was conducted to identify the types and flowering of bee feed plants (Apis cerana) and to determine honey production. In this study used exploratory survey methods and interviews. Based on the study's results, there were 17 identified types of bee feed sources from forestry plants, 13 identified plant species from crops and 6 identified plant species that produce flowers. The flowering schedule for honey bee feed plants in Pakpak Bharat Regency for Kaliandra plants blooms in February - July, for Durian plants blooms in March, April - October, and November for Coffee plants flowers in April and August. Honey production in Pakpak Bharat District has a different frequency of harvest and production each month. For April, 11 members produced 42 bottles of honey. For May, 10 members produced 55 bottles, where the size per bottle was 600 ml

Socialization and education on utilization of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and Village Community Economic Empowerment Through Silvofishery in Kedai Damar Village, Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra

The service team carried out was entitled "Utilization of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for Village Mapping and Economic Empowerment of Village Communities Through Silvofishery in Kedai Damar Village, " Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra.PKM activities with this partnership scheme focus on the field of information technology with geospatial information systems through drones for mapping village administrative centers. Some people in Kedai Damar Village have a livelihood as casual daily laborers, farmers, and entrepreneurs. Partner problems that become priority are: (1) There is no mapping of the central area of ​​the village administration, and (2) Lack of community knowledge of land use through silvofishery. Therefore, the solution offered is using drone technology (Unmanned Aeriel Vechiel) for mapping village administration and increasing the skills and insight of the village community by training on land use based on the silvofishery system as a solution to improving the economy of the Kedai Damar Village community. The main objective of this service is to map Kedai Damar Village's administrative center. Immigrant communities can utilize this map as a public service. Another goal is to train the community by increasing community skills through silvofishery-based land use for catfish and eel cultivation and reforestation with guava, jengkol, and petai seeds