Hydrocarbon Composition of Beeswax (Apis Mellifera) Collected from Light and Dark Coloured Combs

The hydrocarbon composition of beeswax secreted by Apis mellifera was characterised. In the studies, analyses were made of virgin beeswax (obtained from light combs, socalled „wild-built combs“) that was collected at different dates, and beeswax obtained from dark combs („brood combs“). A qualitativ...

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Main Authors: Waś Ewa, Szczęsna Teresa, Rybak-Chmielewska Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Apicultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0026