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The effect on pollen collection of feeding honey-bee colonies with sugar syrup

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. B. Free
J. B. Free
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
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The total amount of pollen collected by colonies taken to crops of sweet cherry, field beans and red clover was greatly increased by feeding syrup to the colonies. Hence feeding colonies with sugar syrup increases their pollinating value.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , April 1965 , pp. 167 - 168
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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