Scientific evidence suggests that apicultural products accumulate pollutants present in the
hive environment, thus, they can be used as bioindicators. However, our understanding on …

For a person to remain healthy, a powerful immune system is highly recommended.
Everybody should include particular food in their diet that can boost their immune system …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heavy metals, and plasticizer residues are
continuously released into the environment. The use of living organisms, such as Apis …

In this study, we determined the levels of elements (ie As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, U, and Zn)
in bees and edible beehive products (honey, wax, pollen, and propolis) sampled from five …

Honey is a natural product made by honeybees (Apis mellifera) from nectar or honeydew. It
is a very popular and appreciated product all over the world as it represents a rapidly …

In this survey, we studied the levels of relevant atmospheric elements well known as tracers
of vehicular traffic (ie, Cu, Sb, Sn, Fe, Mn); biomass burning (ie, K, Rb, Cs, Li, Tl); and soil …

Bees are precious living beings for our planet. Thanks to their essential service of
pollination, these insects allow the maintenance of biodiversity and the variety and amount …

Biosensors for mercury (II)(Hg2+) with high sensitivity are urgently required for food safety,
ecosystem protection and disease prevention. In this study, a simple and fast detection …

This work explores the efficiency of honey bees (Apis mellifera) as biosamplers of metal
pollution. To understand this, we selected two cities with different urbanization (a medium …

Twenty-eight beekeepers around Slovakia were included in the research to evaluate the
presence of mercury in honeybee bodies and selected bee-related products: bee pollen and …