A Closer Look BEE BREAD: Honey bees typically do not consume raw pollen as it is collected and packed in the pollen baskets in the field

摘要

From a nutritional standpoint, protein is essential for the normal growth and development of honey bees. Pollen is a vital resource for honey bees providing protein, amino acids, lipids, vitamins, minerals and sterols in their diet. Pollen representsthe colony's only supply of protein, essential for brood rearing and the glandular development of young worker bees (Winston 1987).