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Hive-stored pollen of honey bees: many lines of evidence are consistent with pollen preservation, not nutrient conversion

Honey bee hives are filled with stored pollen, honey, plant resins and wax, all antimicrobial to differing degrees. Stored pollen is the nutritionally rich currency used for colony growth and consists of 40–50% simple sugars. Many studies speculate that prior to consumption by bees, stored pollen un...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Kirk E, Carroll, Mark J, Sheehan, Tim, Mott, Brendon M, Maes, Patrick, Corby-Harris, Vanessa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25319366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.12966