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Journal of Nutrition Vol. 107 No. 10 October 1977, pp. 1859-1862
Copyright © 1977 by American Society for Nutrition
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Some Carbohydrates Found in Pollen and Pollen Substitutes are Toxic To Honey Bees1

Roy J. Barker

USDA-ARS, 2000 E. Allen Rd., Tucson, Arizona 85719

Carbohydrates in some pollen substitutes (galactose, lactose, raffinose, stachyose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, polygalacturonic acid, and pectin) were toxic to caged adult Apis mellifera L. These toxins can be diluted to safe levels by sucrose. Collected nectar apparently dilutes the toxic sugars in pollen thus permitting assimilation of essential nutrients from pollen.

KEY WORDS: • honey bees • carbohydrates • pollen

1 Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apis mellifera L.

Manuscript received 13 December 1976.




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