Honey bees (Apis mellifera) collect and store both honey and pollen in preserved forms. Pollen storage involves the addition of honey or nectar and oral secretions to pollen granules. It is controversial whether the duration of pollen storage alters the palatability or nutritive value of the pollen storage medium. We examined how bees utilize different-aged stored pollen during an extended poll...

The nutritional needs of bees are receiving renewed attention in the context of declining bee populations and changes in land use that threaten floral resources. We present a comprehensive analysis of the nutritional composition of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) pollen, comparing hand-collected, bee-collected and stored pollen. As found in previous studies, the protein content of sunflower polle...

Bee pollen, which is filled into the cells of honeycomb by honeybees to use in nutrition, enriched with digestive enzymes and organic acids from honey salivary gland secretions honeybees. Lactic acid fermentation takes place comb cell under anaerobic conditions bee bread formed. We have limited knowledge about bacteria yeasts are involved process. Samples collected 8 different beehives same api...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the stability of stock solutions of a variety of illegal and medicinal drugs, important in forensic analysis, when stored refrigerated or at ambient temperature compared to solutions stored in a freezer. Stock solutions in methanol, acetonitrile, or a mixture of acetonitrile/methanol were transferred to autosampler vials and analyzed after storage for one ...

investigations were initiated this year to develop field and laboratory viability assays for stored walnut pollen, indentify conditions suitable for in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth, and determine pollen tube growth rates in pistillate flowers. Results of this project will provide background information for future investigations of transmission of pollen-borne virus, factors i...

The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract of propolis against enterotoxigenic strain of MRSA which inoculated into lab prepared ice cream. EEP was added to ice cream in 3 concentrations (150, 300 and 600 mg/L). The prepared ice cream was divided into 2 groups, one stored at freezer temp. at (-5°C), while the other was kept in deep freezer temp....

Abstract Sete-capote tree, a neglected species, has great ecological, cultural and potential economic importance, however, studies for this other native species of the Myrtaceae family are still scarce. The objective study was to elucidate aspects pollen germination viability specie. For experiment, from flowers in pre post anthesis used, which dehydrated chamber containing silica, different pe...

Populations of honey bees and other pollinators have declined worldwide in recent years. A variety of stressors have been implicated as potential causes, including agricultural pesticides. Neonicotinoid insecticides, which are widely used and highly toxic to honey bees, have been found in previous analyses of honey bee pollen and comb material. However, the routes of exposure have remained larg...

Since seafood is highly susceptible to corruption, it is important to check their storage and shelf-life time. In this research, image processing technology was used to recognize the freshness (time lasted of catching) of shrimps. Shrimp samples were randomly selected from shrimp farming pools and stored in three storage conditions: freezer, refrigerator, and cool environments. Images were take...