Pollen Foraging by Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera L.) in Greece: Botanical and Geographical Origin

• Published in: Journal of Apicultural Science Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 11 - 23
• Main Authors: Dimou, Maria, Chrysoula Tananaki, Vasilios Liolios, Andreas Thrasyvoulou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pulawy De Gruyter Open 01.12.2014; De Gruyter Poland; Sciendo
• Subjects: apiaries; Apis mellifera; Asteraceae; botanical origin; Brassicaceae; Carduus; Cistus; Fabaceae; foraging; geographical origin; Greece; honey bee colonies; honey bees; humans; melissopalynology; nutrition; nutritive value; Papaver rhoeas; pollen; provenance; Rosaceae; statistical analysis; Greece

Pollen is very important for honey bee colony development and nutrition. It is also a valuable product for human consumption, considered to have high nutritional value. In this study, we performed melissopalynological analysis of 285 pollen load samples collected from 44 apiaries throughout Greece....