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SUBMITTER: Leponiemi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10484984 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leponiemi Matti M Freitak Dalial D Moreno-Torres Miguel M Pferschy-Wenzig Eva-Maria EM Becker-Scarpitta Antoine A Tiusanen Mikko M Vesterinen Eero J EJ Wirta Helena H
Scientific reports 20230907 1
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, identifying the floral origins of honey and hive-stored pollen samples by DNA-metabarcoding. We recorded the available flowering plants and analyzed the specialized metabolites in honey. Overall, we find that hone ...[more]