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

• Published in: Sociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 436 - 440
• Main Authors: Araujo, D Fd, MORETI, A CCC, Silveira, T A, Marchini, L C, OTSUK, I P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Apidae; Apis mellifera; Arecaceae; Fabaceae; Hymenoptera; Mimosoideae; Myrtaceae

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...