Pollen collected by Apis mellifera L. in Hinojos (Huelva) during spring
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Pollen, palynology, Huelva, Spain, Apis mellifera, pollen loadsAbstract
The pollen collected by Apis mellifera L. in Hinojos (Huelva) during the spring. During the spring of 1986, periodically, pollen loads were trapped from two honeybee colonies located in Hinojos (Huelva). Pollen load samples were weighed and studied microscopically. Pollen types found in each sample were identified and their percentages of volume calculated; moreover, an index proportional to the amount of each pollen type collected each sampling day was calculated. 53 pollen types were found, but more than 50% of the volume of each sample belonged to one or two types only. Most pollen types collected in abundance by one of the colonies were also collected by the other one. The main pollen sources were Cistus salvifolius, C. libanotis and Quercus suber. The index of amount and the percentage of volume of each pollen type did not evolve parallel throughout the sampling period.
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