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ArticleInsects2025

Impact of Comb Cell Diameter on Nectar Evaporation Efficiency in Honey Bees.

Shunhua Yang, Qingxin Meng, Tao Ye, Jianming Wang, Wenzheng Zhao, Yakai Tian, Kun Dong

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Article in Insects, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shunhua YangYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4782-8617
Qingxin MengYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Tao YeYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Jianming WangYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Wenzheng ZhaoYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Yakai TianYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Kun DongYunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.

Funding

China Agriculture Research System of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs CARS-44-KXJ13National Natural Science Foundation of China 31572339National Natural Science Foundation of China 32060241Reserve Talents Training Program for Young and Middle-aged Academic and Technical Leaders in Yunnan No. 2018HB041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Honey bees transform nectar into honey through a combination of physical and chemical processes, with the physical process primarily involving the evaporation of excess water to concentrate the nectar. However, the factors affecting evaporation efficiency, such as evaporation duration, cell type, and bee species, remain incompletely understood. This study aimed to examine how these factors affect nectar evaporation efficiency during honey production. We measured the sucrose content in solutions subjected to combined active and passive evaporation, as well as passive evaporation alone. The results showed that eastern honey bee (EHB;

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Apis ceranaApis melliferacomb cellenzymatic activitynectar evaporation

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PMID39859652
PMCPMC11766454

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