Chemical composition and botanical evaluation of dried bee pollen pellets

Almeida-Muradian, Lígia Bicudo de; Pamplona, Lucila Coelho; Coimbra, Sı́lvia; Barth, Ortrud Monika

doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2003.10.008

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“…As amostras quinzenais de pólen retidas nos coletores e nas anteras das plantas foram preparadas conforme o método padrão europeu de Maurizio e Louveaux (1965), sem aplicação de acetólise, adaptado para cargas de pólen por Almeida-Muradian et al (2005). A identificação dos tipos polínicos foi baseada, principalmente, na coleção de referência de lâminas de microscopia com pólen das plantas floridas da região de estudo, assim como em catálogos especializados em morfologia polínica de espécies de diversas floras (SALGADO-LABOURIAU, 1973;MELHEM et al, 1984;ROUBIK;MORENO, 1991).…”

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Flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG

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Luz

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RESUMO -Procurou-se conhecer a flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG, em período de entressafra de mel, entre agosto e dezembro de 2005. O experimento foi realizado em dois apiários distintos, cada um com cinco colmeias. As cargas retidas nos coletores de pólen instalados nas colmeias foram analisadas quanto à origem botânica. As plantas em floração no entorno dos apiários foram coletadas e identificadas. A maioria das plantas de importância polinífera para abelhas na região de Viçosa era nativa, localizada em jardins e com hábito arbóreo. Pela análise palinológica, verificou-se que espécies como Anadenanthera colubrina, Arecaceae sp., Baccharis dracunculifolia, B. melastomaefolia, Coffea spp., Emilia sagittata, Eugenia uniflora, Mikania cordifolia, M. hirsutissima, Myrcia fallax, Psidium guajava, Vernonia condensata, V. diffusa, V. lanuginosa e V. mariana são potenciais recursos poliníferos a serem utilizados no período de entressafra do mel. Os resultados indicaram a importância de plantas localizadas em áreas abertas para o forrageamento de pólen por A. mellifera e confirmaram o potencial polinífero da região estudada, durante o período de entressafra do mel.Palavras-chave: Abelha; Recurso proteico e Pólen apícola. FLORA OF POLLINIFEROUS IMPORTANCE FOR Apis mellifera (L.) IN THE REGION OF VIÇOSA, MG ABSTRACT -The objective of this work was to study flora of polliniferous importance for Apis mellifera (L.) in the region of Viçosa-MG, during the period between honey harvests from August to

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Flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG

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Luz

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“…Honeybee-collected pollen provides a rich source of easily digestible protein (Crailsheim et al, 1992;Campos et al, 1996;Serra Bonvehi and Escola Jorda, 1997;Szczęsna, 2006a;b). In addition to proteins, pollen also contains carbohydrates, fats and minerals (Orzáez Villanueva et al, 2002;Szczęsna et al, 2002;Almeida-Muradian et al, 2005;Human and Nicolson, 2006;Szczęsna, 2006a;2007;Campos et al, 2008;Carpes et al, 2009;Martins et al, 2011;Morgano et al, 2012). The chemical composition of bee-pollen showed an average of 7.40% moisture, 20.00% protein, 6.00% lipids, and 2.20% ash (Almeida-Muradian et al, 2005).…”

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“…In addition to proteins, pollen also contains carbohydrates, fats and minerals (Orzáez Villanueva et al, 2002;Szczęsna et al, 2002;Almeida-Muradian et al, 2005;Human and Nicolson, 2006;Szczęsna, 2006a;2007;Campos et al, 2008;Carpes et al, 2009;Martins et al, 2011;Morgano et al, 2012). The chemical composition of bee-pollen showed an average of 7.40% moisture, 20.00% protein, 6.00% lipids, and 2.20% ash (Almeida-Muradian et al, 2005). Different values (4.20, 20.50, 4.90, and 2.90%, respectively) of Brazilian bee-pollen were found by Carpes et al (2009).…”

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Chemical Composition and Amounts of Mineral Elements in Honeybee-Collected Pollen in Relation to Botanical Origin

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2015

Journal of Apicultural Science

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A b s t r a c t This study was conducted at the apiary of the Agricultural and Veterinary Training and Research Station, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The purpose was to study the relationship between the botanical origin and chemical composition of bee-collected pollen. The amount of mineral elements present in bee-collected pollen was also studied. The composition of pollen loads showed the maximum contents of dry matter, ash, glucose, fructose, magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), and manganese (Mn) for the date palm; the maximum contents of protein, calcium (Ca), and zinc (Zn) for alfalfa; the maximum contents of fiber, and copper (Cu) for the sunflower; the maximum contents of the lipids and iron (Fe) for summer squash; and the maximum contents of sodium (Na), and potassium (K) for rape. Calcium was found to be correlated in a significantly (p<0.01) positive way with K, Na, Mg, P, Mn, and Zn. Copper, though, was correlated in a significantly (p<0.01) negative way with Ca, Mg, P, Mn, and Zn. The high levels of protein, ash, glucose, and fructose, and low lipid content found in bee-pollen from the date palm and from alfalfa, mean that pollen from the date palm and from alfalfa make an excellent food supplement. It was concluded, that the chemical composition of beecollected pollen can be correlated with the plant species from which pollen was collected.

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“…[2][3][4] Basically, it contains vitamins of B complex, vitamin C, D, E and carotenoids, [5][6][7] but there are few data in literature about relationship between botanical origin and vitamin quantification. Muniategui et al 6 observed carotenes in pollen samples from Spain, AlmeidaMuradian et al 8 observed the absence of vitamin C and β-carotene in a processed samples of bee pollen loads from the south of Brazil. These vitamins could be lost in the processing or their absence could be related with botanical origin because each pollen has its own specificity linked to the floral species or cultivars.…”

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Relationship between botanical origin and antioxidants vitamins of bee-collected pollen

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Recebido em 25/9/07; aceito em 8/1/09; publicado na web em 28/5/09This study quantified vitamin C, E and β-carotene in samples of fresh bee-collected pollen and correlating them with the botanical origin. Vitamin content varied between 13.5 and 42.5 µg/g for vitamin E; 56.3 and 198.9 µg/g for β-carotene and 273.9 and 560.3 µg/g for vitamin C. It was concluded that the botanical origin and collecting season influenced the vitamin contents. There is a relationship between the vitamins and its botanical origin: Raphanus sp and Macroptilium sp, Mimosa caesalpineafolia with β-carotene; Raphanus sp, Eucalyptus sp, Macroptilium sp, Mimosa caesalpineafolia with vitamin E and Anadenanthera sp, Arecaceae type and Philodendron sp with vitamin C.

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Chemical composition and botanical evaluation of dried bee pollen pellets

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Flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG

Flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG

Chemical Composition and Amounts of Mineral Elements in Honeybee-Collected Pollen in Relation to Botanical Origin

Relationship between botanical origin and antioxidants vitamins of bee-collected pollen

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