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Meet the JKI Bumble Bee Pollen Trap: More Pollen, Less Stress

Richard Odemer - 6. October 2025 0

How do you collect high-quality pollen from bumble bees without slowing down the colony? Our new modular, 3D-printed JKI pollen trap was engineered exactly for...

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A novel Fish Protein Hydrolysate supplement enhances honey bee foraging activity and colony strength: A pilot study

Yahya - 3. June 2025 0

Honey bees require diverse nectar and pollen sources for optimal nutrition, espe cially during late winter and early spring. This study evaluated the effect...

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A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes

Silvio - 21. May 2025 0

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., is a prominent global oilseed crop with rising cultivation and appeal as a bee-friendly plant by providing abundant floral resources for pollinators....

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Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe

Per Kryger - 10. February 2025 0

Pollen is a source of protein, lipids, vitamins and minerals for bees and other flower-visiting insects. The composition of macro- and micronutrients of pollen...

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English version available: Honey bee pollen supply in Danish landscapes

Per Kryger - 4. December 2024 0

Pollen is a source of protein, fats, vitamins and minerals for honey bees, and pollen nutri- tion is important for bee health and winter...

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Bee-Inspired Healing: Apitherapy in Veterinary Medicine for Maintenance and Improvement Animal Health and Well-Being

Jevrosima Stevanovic - 21. August 2024 0

This review aims to present current knowledge on the effects of honey bee products on animals based on in vivo studies, focusing on their...

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The potential of multispectral imaging flow cytometry

Silvio - 29. September 2022 0

Environmental monitoring involves the quantification of microscopic cells and particles such as algae, plant cells, pollen, or fungal spores. Traditional methods using conventional microscopy...

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Crushing corn pollen grains increased diet digestibility and hemolymph protein content while decreasing honey bee consumption

Yahya - 26. August 2022 0

A honey bee colony’s ability to grow and develop is dependent on adequate nutrition. Bees collect pollen from flowers as a source of protein,...

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Call for Contributions to the Research Topic: Pollen as Food for Bees: Diversity, Nutrition, and Contamination

Kimberly Stoner - 4. February 2021 0

Dear COLOSS Colleagues: Dr. Simone Tosi of the University of Turin, Dr. Harmen Hendriksma of the Julius Kühn-Institut, and I are co-editing a Research Topic...

Meet the JKI Bumble Bee Pollen Trap: More Pollen, Less Stress

A novel Fish Protein Hydrolysate supplement enhances honey bee foraging activity and colony strength: A pilot study

A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes

Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe

English version available: Honey bee pollen supply in Danish landscapes

Bee-Inspired Healing: Apitherapy in Veterinary Medicine for Maintenance and Improvement Animal Health and Well-Being

The potential of multispectral imaging flow cytometry

Crushing corn pollen grains increased diet digestibility and hemolymph protein content while decreasing honey bee consumption

Call for Contributions to the Research Topic: Pollen as Food for Bees: Diversity, Nutrition, and Contamination

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