CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF LOUISIANA POLLEN AND COLONY CONDITIONS DURING A YEAR

Abstract

Nineteen amino acids were present in pollen collected by honey bees, Apis me l lifera L., in Louisiana throughout a year. Proline, lysine, glycine, and phenylalanine showed considerable variation throughout the year. The correlations for square centimeters of brood, volume of pollen collected, square centimeters of stored pollen, and amino acids present in the pollen were relatively high.