Can almond nectar & pollen poison honey bees?

American Bee Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-509

  Kevan, Peter G ^a,b   Ebert, Timothy ^c  

^a Enviroquest Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond; Amygdalin; Amygdalus communis; Honey bees; Nectar; Pollen; Pollination; Toxin

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; PRUNUS DULCIS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 20444420558     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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