“…Few research studies have been conducted on the impact of minerals on honey bees, although salt (NaCl) is known to be an important dietary supplement (Horr, 1998). Ants also regulate salt intake according to their colony needs (Hernández et al, 2012). Some of the elements detected in pollen have been potassium (K), phosphorus (P), sulphur (S), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), and copper (Cu) (Somerville and Nicol, 2003).…”