Pollen Content in Honey of Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in an Atlântica Forest Fragment in the Municipality of Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil

• Published in: Sociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 436 - 440
• Main Authors: Araujo, Diogo Feliciano Dias, Moreti, Augusta Carolina Carmelo Carmargo, Silveira, Talita Antonia da, Marchini, Luís Carlos, Otsuk, Ivani Pozar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 30.12.2013
• Subjects: Apiculture; Food source; Foraging; Melissopalynology; Nectar

The productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera L. bees are directly affected by climatic conditions and food availability in the region where the bees are reared or kept; therefore, food storage (honey and pollen), oviposition and population growth of these bees are subject to sea...