ArticleMetabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society2019
The omics approach to bee nutritional landscape.
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- Pollen foraging preferences in honey bees and the nutrient profiles of the pollen.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Metabolomics-Guided Comparison of Pollen and Microalgae-Based Artificial Diets in Honey Bees.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022Article
- Effects of different artificial diets on commercial honey bee colony performance, health biomarkers, and gut microbiota.BMC veterinary research · 2022Article
- Seasonal dynamics of plant pollinator networks in agricultural landscapes: how important is connector species identity in the network?Oecologia · 2021Article
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- Evaluating Effects of a Critical Micronutrient (24-Methylenecholesterol) on Honey Bee Physiology.Annals of the Entomological Society of America · 2020Article
- Novel Insights into Dietary Phytosterol Utilization and Its Fate in Honey Bees (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundSignificant annual honey bee colony losses have been reported in the USA and across the world over the past years. Malnutrition is one among several causative factors for such declines. Optimal nutrition serves as the first line of defense against multiple stressors such as parasites/pathogens and pesticides. Given the importance of nutrition, it is imperative to understand bee nutrition holistically, identifying dietary sources that may fulfill bee nutritional needs. Pollen is the primary source of protein for bees and is critical for brood rearing and colony growth. Currently, there is significant gap in knowledge regarding the chemical and nutritional composition of pollen.
methodsTargeted sterol analysis and untargeted metabolomics were conducted on five commercially available crop pollens, three bee-collected crop pollens, three vegetable oils (often added to artificial protein supplements by beekeepers), and one commonly used artificial protein supplement.
resultsThis study reports key phytosterols and metabolites present across a spectrum of bee diets, including some of the major bee-pollinated crop pollens in the western United States. Significant differences were observed in sterol concentrations among the dietary sources tested. Among all quantified sterols, the highest concentrations were observed for 24-methylenecholesterol and further, pollen samples exhibited the highest 24-methylenecholesterol among all diet sources that were tested. Also, 236 metabolites were identified across all dietary sources examined.
conclusionInformation gleaned from this study is crucial in understanding the nutritional landscape available to all bee pollinators and may further assist in future efforts to develop comprehensive database of nutrients and metabolites present in all bee diets.
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