The botanical profiles of dried bee pollen loads collected by Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) in Brazil

Freitas, Alex A.; Arruda, Vanilda Aparecida Soares de; Almeida-Muradian, Ligia Bicudo de; Barth, Ortrud Monika

doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.56-64

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“…The lipid content obtained in this study ranged between 3.25 and 10.96% which is in accordance with the limit recommended by the Brazilian Legislation (minimum of 1.8%). Freitas et al (2013) used the same 62 samples for determining the botanical origin of each sample. The lipid content had a positive correlation with the bee pollen from Amaranthus, Asteraceae, Poaceae, and Euphorbiaceae.…”

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Microbiological quality and physicochemical characterization of Brazilian bee pollen

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Sampaio

et al. 2017

Journal of Apicultural Research

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Sixty-two commercial samples of dehydrated bee pollen (Apis mellifera bees) collected in Brazil (eight states and the Federal District) were analyzed for commercial quality (moisture, ash, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates), and hygiene (aerobic mesophiles, yeasts and molds, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and sulfite-reducing Clostridium). The analyzed samples were within the regulatory limits established by the legislation for ash, lipid and protein, except for moisture content. The analyzed hygiene parameters evaluated for bee pollen are not regulated by the Brazilian legislation, and the data discussed can contribute to regulatory agencies. Only moderate and weak correlations were observed between dehydrated pollen samples and the parameters evaluated. Calidad microbioló gica y caracterizació n fisicoquímica del polen de abeja Se analizó la calidad comercial (humedad, cenizas, lípidos, proteínas e hidratos de carbono) e higiene (mesó filos aeró bicos, levaduras y mohos, coliformes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus y Clostridium reductor de sulfito) de 62 muestras comerciales de polen de abejas deshidratadas (Apis mellifera abejas) recogidas en Brasil (ocho estados y el Distrito Federal). Las muestras analizadas se encontraban dentro de los límites reglamentarios establecidos por la legislació n para las cenizas, lípidos y proteínas, con excepció n del contenido de humedad. Los parámetros de higiene analizados para el polen de abejas no están regulados por la legislació n brasileña y los datos discutidos pueden ser distribuidos a los organismos reguladores. Só lo se observaron correlaciones moderadas y débiles entre muestras de polen deshidratadas y los parámetros evaluados.

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Microbiological quality and physicochemical characterization of Brazilian bee pollen

Arruda

Santos

Sampaio

et al. 2017

Journal of Apicultural Research

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“…O elevado potencial apícola da família Fabaceae-Mimosoidea destacou-se devido à sua ampla distribuição no ecossistema e coleta de recursos pelas abelhas eussociais (23,24) . De acordo com Freitas (25) , espécies de Mimosoidea foram observadas como importantes fontes de pólen para A. mellifera, apresentando uma frequência como pólen dominante. Os tipos polínicos mais constantes nas amostras foram: Asteraceae 2 (83,3%), Euphorbiaceae (50%), Hyptis (50%), Achmella (41,7%), Jackemontia (41,7%), Mimosa ophtalmocentra (41,7%) e Mimosa misera (41,7%) (Tabela 1).…”

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FONTES DE PÓLEN UTILIZADAS POR Apis mellifera LATREILLE NA REGIÃO SEMIÁRIDA

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“…Environmental factors affect the flowering periods (Freitas et al, 2013) and in the foraging activity of bees (Nascimento et al, 2012;Oliveira et al, 2012). observed in the Amazon region that the frequency of rains promoted a diversification of pollen types due to low flowering.…”

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Pollen Spectrum and Trophic Niche Width of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Highly Urbanized and Industrialized Sites

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The floristic composition of an environment is important to ensure the trophic niche of bee species. Melipona scutellaris Latreille, is a typical stingless bee of Atlantic rainforest sites in northeastern Brazil, a region widely established in meliponaries for honey and pollen production. M. scutellaris is reared (meliponiculture) in rural and urban areas, where the species depends on the availability of different plants for nectar and pollen collection. In this study, we estimated food niche width, equitativity, and similarity between different colonies of M. scutellaris in highly urbanized and industrialized sites of the Metropolitan Region of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil. We analyzed pollen spectrum of 58 honey samples from six meliponaries, during 12 months. We identified 111 pollen types distributed in 28 plant families. The Fabaceae family showed the highest diversity in pollen types (33.33% of the total) and Mimosa caesalpiniifolia was the most frequent pollen type, found in 100% of the samples. M. scutellaris concentrated its foraging activity on a few trophic resources (H’ = 2.69 and J’ = 0.01) indicating a few melittophilous plant species belonging to the genera Eucalyptus, Mimosa, Protium, Serjania and Tapirira, should be managed on a regional scale to favor meliponiculture with this native bee species.

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The botanical profiles of dried bee pollen loads collected by Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) in Brazil

Cited by 15 publications

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Microbiological quality and physicochemical characterization of Brazilian bee pollen

Microbiological quality and physicochemical characterization of Brazilian bee pollen

FONTES DE PÓLEN UTILIZADAS POR Apis mellifera LATREILLE NA REGIÃO SEMIÁRIDA

Pollen Spectrum and Trophic Niche Width of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Highly Urbanized and Industrialized Sites

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