Honey bees feed on floral nectar and pollen that they store in their colonies as honey and
bee bread. Social division of labor enables the collection of stores of food that are consumed …

A variety of methods are used in honey bee research and differ depending on the level at
which the research is conducted. On an individual level, the handling of individual honey …

The hazard posed to honeybees by systemic insecticides is determined by toxicity tests that
are designed to study the effects of insecticides applied on the aerial parts of plants, but are …

Elucidating the mechanisms by which honey bees process pollen vs. protein supplements
are important in the generation of artificial diets needed to sustain managed honeybees. We …

Royal Jelly (RJ) is a nutrient rich substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal glands of
young worker bees. Owing to the exceptional biological properties, RJ is used in …

Honeybee workers (Apis mellifera) may be classified as either short-lived summer bees or
long-lived winter bees in temperate zones. The protein status appears to be a major …

Temperate honey bees (Apis mellifera) are challenged by low temperatures and abrupt
dietary shifts associated with behavioral changes during winter. Case studies have revealed …

Drones and workers have completely different roles in a honeybee colony. This is reflected
in many physiological, morphological and behavioural differences. Our overview mainly …

The main secretory products of the hypopharyngeal gland are royal jelly compounds, as well
as other substances such as $\alpha $-glucosidase. Our study of the morphology and …

With 2,000 species currently recorded in Europe, bees are a highly diversified and efficient
group of pollinating insects. They obtain their nutrients from nectar and pollen of flowers …