In general, honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) feed on honey produced from collected nectar. In
the absence of nectar, during certain times of the year or in monocultural landscapes, honey …

Bacteria within the digestive tract of adult honey bees are likely to play a key role in the
digestion of sugar-rich foods. However, the influence of diet on honey bee gut bacteria is not …

The honey bee, the world's most important agricultural pollinator, relies exclusively on plant‐
derived foods for nutrition. Nectar and pollen collected by honey bees are processed and …

The intestinal microbiota of honey bees consists of only few bacterial species and may have
effects on health and pathogen resilience. Honey is usually harvested and replaced by …

Carbohydrate‐active enzymes play an important role in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) due
to its dietary specialization on plant‐based nutrition. Secretory glycoside hydrolases (GHs) …

Background The health of honeybee colonies is critical for bee products and agricultural
production, and colony health is closely associated with the bacteria in the guts of …

Honey is the source of energy for the European honey bee, Apis mellifera. Beyond simple
nutrition and a hedge against the seasonal, geographic, and chemical unpredictability of …

Bees acquire carbohydrates from nectar and lipids; and amino acids from pollen, which also
contains polysaccharides including cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin. These potential …

Aim Determine the impact of beneficial phytochemicals on diversity and abundance of the
gut microbiome in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Methods and Results Eight‐day‐old …

It is presently unclear how much individual community members contribute to the overall
metabolic output of a gut microbiota. To address this question, we used the honey bee …