Pollen collection by honey bee hives in almond orchards indicate diverse diets

Almond is one of the world's most economically valuable crops and many varieties require cross pollination for optimal fruit set. For this reason, western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) hives are often placed in almond orchards. However, little is known about the usage of almond and other pollen...

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Main Authors: Karen Cristine Bezerra da Silva Santos, Elizabeth Frost, Ulrika Samnegård, Manu E. Saunders, Romina Rader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Basic and Applied Ecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179122000664