Honeybees’ foraging choices for nectar and pollen revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Abstract Honeybees are the most widespread managed pollinators of our food crops, and a crucial part of their well-being is a suitable diet. Yet, we do not know how they choose flowers to collect nectar or pollen from. Here we studied forty-three honeybee colonies in six apiaries over a summer, iden...
Main Authors: | Matti Leponiemi, Dalial Freitak, Miguel Moreno-Torres, Eva-Maria Pferschy-Wenzig, Antoine Becker-Scarpitta, Mikko Tiusanen, Eero J. Vesterinen, Helena Wirta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42102-4 |
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