Honey bees preferentially consume freshly-stored pollen

Honey bees preferentially consume freshly-stored pollen

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) collect and store both honey and pollen in preserved forms. Pollen storage involves the addition of honey or nectar and oral secretions to pollen granules. It is controversial whether the duration of pollen storage alters the palatability or nutritive value of the pollen...

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Main Authors: Carroll, Mark J., Brown, Nicholas, Goodall, Craig, Downs, Alexandra M., Sheenan, Timothy H., Anderson, Kirk E.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Dept Entomol
Language:en
Published: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624047
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