Comparative analysis of 3 pollen sterilization methods for feeding bumble bees
JP Strange, AD Tripodi, C Huntzinger… - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pollen is an essential component of bee diets, and rearing bumble bees (Bombus spp.) for
commercial use necessitates feeding pollen in mass quantities. This pollen is collected from …
commercial use necessitates feeding pollen in mass quantities. This pollen is collected from …
Pollen as Bee Medicine: Is Prevention Better than Cure?
Simple Summary Bees suffer from diverse pathogens and parasites that play crucial roles in
shaping their communities. Alas, human activities have deeply disturbed natural bee …
shaping their communities. Alas, human activities have deeply disturbed natural bee …
The effects of diet enhancement on the health of commercial bumblebee colonies
RA Hulse, A Van Oystaeyen, JD Carnell, D Beckett… - Apidologie, 2025 - Springer
Commercially reared bees provide economically important pollination services for a diversity
of crops. Improving their health is important both to maximise their pollination services and to …
of crops. Improving their health is important both to maximise their pollination services and to …
Bumble bees do not avoid field-realistic but innocuous concentrations of cadmium and copper
Bee populations are facing numerous stressors globally, including environmental pollution
by trace metals and metalloids. Understanding whether bees can detect and avoid these …
by trace metals and metalloids. Understanding whether bees can detect and avoid these …
[HTML][HTML] Tree-dimensional resources: hedgerow and orchard pollen for bumble bees
A Gekière, A Michel, I Semay… - Comptes …, 2023 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Intensive landscape modifications have led to the loss of floral resources, partly in
early spring when bumble bee queens need suitable pollen to establish their brood …
early spring when bumble bee queens need suitable pollen to establish their brood …
[PDF][PDF] Pollen as Bee Medicine: Is Prevention Better than Cure? Biology 2023, 12, 497
To face environmental stressors such as infection, animals may display behavioural
plasticity to improve their physiological status through ingestion of specific food. In bees, the …
plasticity to improve their physiological status through ingestion of specific food. In bees, the …
Role of pollen flavonoids in the heather-bumble bee-parasite interactions
There is evidence that specialised metabolites of flowering plants occur in both vegetative
parts and floral resources (ie, pollen and nectar), exposing pollinators to their biological …
parts and floral resources (ie, pollen and nectar), exposing pollinators to their biological …
Heather pollen is not necessarily a healthy diet for bumble bees
There is evidence that specialised metabolites of flowering plants occur in both vegetative
parts and floral resources (ie, pollen and nectar), exposing pollinators to their biological …
parts and floral resources (ie, pollen and nectar), exposing pollinators to their biological …