Table 1 Frequency (%) of the most widely represented pollen species in the bee diets.

From: The effect of pollen monodiets on fat body morphology parameters and energy substrate levels in the fat body and hemolymph of Apis mellifera L. workers

No

Pollen loads samples

Dominant pollen species

Frequency [%]

Other species

1

Hazel

Corylus sp.

98

Prunus sp.

2

Pine

Pinus sylvestris L.

98

Taraxacum sp.

Brassica napus

3

Rapeseed

Brassica napus L.

92

Juglans sp.

Quercus sp.

Carex sp.

Pinus sylvestris

Taraxacum sp.

Prunus sp.

4

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

75

Trifolium sp.

Centaurea sp.

Vicia sp.

Brassicaceae

5

Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth

99

Centaurea sp.

6

Goldenrod

Solidago sp.

95

Anthriscus sp.

Fagopyrum esculentum

Centaurea sp.