CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists
A diverse supply of pollen is an important factor for honey bee health, but information about the pollen diversity available to colonies at the landscape scale is largely missing. In this COLOSS study, beekeeper citizen scientists sampled and analyzed the diversity of pollen collected by honey bee c...
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| author | Robert Brodschneider Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter Sabrina Kuchling Vincent Dietemann Alison Gray Janko Božič Andrejs Briedis Norman L. Carreck Robert Chlebo Karl Crailsheim Mary Frances Coffey Bjørn Dahle Amelia Virginia González-Porto Janja Filipi Dirk C. de Graaf Fani Hatjina Pavlos Ioannidis Nicoleta Ion Asger Søgaard Jørgensen Preben Kristiansen Antoine Lecocq Jean-François Odoux Asli Özkirim Magnus Peterson Blaž Podrižnik Slađan Rašić Gina Retschnig Aygün Schiesser Simone Tosi Flemming Vejsnæs Geoffrey Williams Jozef J.M. van der Steen |
| author_facet | Robert Brodschneider Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter Sabrina Kuchling Vincent Dietemann Alison Gray Janko Božič Andrejs Briedis Norman L. Carreck Robert Chlebo Karl Crailsheim Mary Frances Coffey Bjørn Dahle Amelia Virginia González-Porto Janja Filipi Dirk C. de Graaf Fani Hatjina Pavlos Ioannidis Nicoleta Ion Asger Søgaard Jørgensen Preben Kristiansen Antoine Lecocq Jean-François Odoux Asli Özkirim Magnus Peterson Blaž Podrižnik Slađan Rašić Gina Retschnig Aygün Schiesser Simone Tosi Flemming Vejsnæs Geoffrey Williams Jozef J.M. van der Steen |
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| description | A diverse supply of pollen is an important factor for honey bee health, but information about the pollen diversity available to colonies at the landscape scale is largely missing. In this COLOSS study, beekeeper citizen scientists sampled and analyzed the diversity of pollen collected by honey bee colonies. As a simple measure of diversity, beekeepers determined the number of colors found in pollen samples that were collected in a coordinated and standardized way. Altogether, 750 beekeepers from 28 different regions from 24 countries participated in the two-year study and collected and analyzed almost 18,000 pollen samples. Pollen samples contained approximately six different colors in total throughout the sampling period, of which four colors were abundant. We ran generalized linear mixed models to test for possible effects of diverse factors such as collection, i.e., whether a minimum amount of pollen was collected or not, and habitat type on the number of colors found in pollen samples. To identify habitat effects on pollen diversity, beekeepers’ descriptions of the surrounding landscape and CORINE land cover classes were investigated in two different models, which both showed that both the total number and the rare number of colors in pollen samples were positively affected by ‘urban’ habitats or ‘artificial surfaces’, respectively. This citizen science study underlines the importance of the habitat for pollen diversity for bees and suggests higher diversity in urban areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c60597c5f044f8f8c0a94eaf48602712023-11-22T23:46:47ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-11-01121198710.3390/insects12110987CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen ScientistsRobert Brodschneider0Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter1Sabrina Kuchling2Vincent Dietemann3Alison Gray4Janko Božič5Andrejs Briedis6Norman L. Carreck7Robert Chlebo8Karl Crailsheim9Mary Frances Coffey10Bjørn Dahle11Amelia Virginia González-Porto12Janja Filipi13Dirk C. de Graaf14Fani Hatjina15Pavlos Ioannidis16Nicoleta Ion17Asger Søgaard Jørgensen18Preben Kristiansen19Antoine Lecocq20Jean-François Odoux21Asli Özkirim22Magnus Peterson23Blaž Podrižnik24Slađan Rašić25Gina Retschnig26Aygün Schiesser27Simone Tosi28Flemming Vejsnæs29Geoffrey Williams30Jozef J.M. van der Steen31Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, AustriaInstitute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, AustriaAustrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) GmbH, Data, Statistics and Integrative Risk Assessment, 8010 Graz, AustriaSwiss Bee Research Center, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH, UKDepartment of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaLatvian Beekeepers Association, Rīgas iela 22, LV-3004 Jelgava, LatviaCarreck Consultancy Ltd., Woodside Cottage, Dragons Lane, Shipley RH13 8GD, UKInstitute of Animal Husbandry, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 01 Nitra, SlovakiaInstitute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, AustriaDepartment of Agriculture Food & Marine, Backweston Laboratory Campus, Celbridge, W23 X3PH Co. Kildare, IrelandNorwegian Beekeepers Association, Dyrskuev 20, 2040 Kløfta, NorwayCentro Agrario de Marchamalo-IRIAF, Camino San Martin s/n, 19180 Guadalajara, SpainDepartment of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, 23000 Zadar, CroatiaHoneybee Valley, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S2, B-9000 Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Apiculture, Institute of Animal Science, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ‘DEMETER’, 63200 Nea Moudania, GreeceDepartment of Apiculture, Institute of Animal Science, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ‘DEMETER’, 63200 Nea Moudania, GreeceBeekeeping Research and Development Institute, 011464 Bucharest, RomaniaDanish Beekeepers Association, 4180 Sorø, DenmarkApinordica AB, 59190 Tjaellmo, SwedenDepartment of Plants and Environmental Sciences—PLEN, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, DenmarkÉquipe “Écologie des Prairies”, UMR INRAE-UNICAEN 950 EVA, Université de Caen, Esplanade de la Paix, CEDEX 42, 14032 Caen, FranceBee Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, The Beytepe Campus, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, TurkeyDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH, UKDepartment of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Ecological Agriculture, EDUCONS University, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaInstitute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandBee Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, The Beytepe Campus, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, TurkeyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Turin, ItalyDanish Beekeepers Association, 4180 Sorø, DenmarkSwiss Bee Research Center, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandPlant Research International, Wageningen UR, 6708 PB Wageningen, The NetherlandsA diverse supply of pollen is an important factor for honey bee health, but information about the pollen diversity available to colonies at the landscape scale is largely missing. In this COLOSS study, beekeeper citizen scientists sampled and analyzed the diversity of pollen collected by honey bee colonies. As a simple measure of diversity, beekeepers determined the number of colors found in pollen samples that were collected in a coordinated and standardized way. Altogether, 750 beekeepers from 28 different regions from 24 countries participated in the two-year study and collected and analyzed almost 18,000 pollen samples. Pollen samples contained approximately six different colors in total throughout the sampling period, of which four colors were abundant. We ran generalized linear mixed models to test for possible effects of diverse factors such as collection, i.e., whether a minimum amount of pollen was collected or not, and habitat type on the number of colors found in pollen samples. To identify habitat effects on pollen diversity, beekeepers’ descriptions of the surrounding landscape and CORINE land cover classes were investigated in two different models, which both showed that both the total number and the rare number of colors in pollen samples were positively affected by ‘urban’ habitats or ‘artificial surfaces’, respectively. This citizen science study underlines the importance of the habitat for pollen diversity for bees and suggests higher diversity in urban areas.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/987<i>Apis mellifera</i>citizen scienceforaging ecologynutritiondiversitylandscape |
| spellingShingle | Robert Brodschneider Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter Sabrina Kuchling Vincent Dietemann Alison Gray Janko Božič Andrejs Briedis Norman L. Carreck Robert Chlebo Karl Crailsheim Mary Frances Coffey Bjørn Dahle Amelia Virginia González-Porto Janja Filipi Dirk C. de Graaf Fani Hatjina Pavlos Ioannidis Nicoleta Ion Asger Søgaard Jørgensen Preben Kristiansen Antoine Lecocq Jean-François Odoux Asli Özkirim Magnus Peterson Blaž Podrižnik Slađan Rašić Gina Retschnig Aygün Schiesser Simone Tosi Flemming Vejsnæs Geoffrey Williams Jozef J.M. van der Steen CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists Insects <i>Apis mellifera</i> citizen science foraging ecology nutrition diversity landscape |
| title | CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists |
| title_full | CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists |
| title_fullStr | CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists |
| title_full_unstemmed | CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists |
| title_short | CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists |
| title_sort | csi pollen diversity of honey bee collected pollen studied by citizen scientists |
| topic | <i>Apis mellifera</i> citizen science foraging ecology nutrition diversity landscape |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/987 |
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