A Method for Collecting the Honey-Sac Contents from Honeybees
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 15 (2) , 73-79
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1976.11099838
Abstract
Summary A simple method is described for collecting the honey-sac contents from honeybees. Captured foraging bees are anaesthetized with C02; the abdomen is squeezed in a special apparatus, which is described, to express the contents of the honey sac through the mouthparts. The expressed liquid is collected in a glass capillary tube and sealed and frozen for analysis later. Nectar loads can be collected very quickly, enabling large-scale studies to be made. The ingestion of fluid into the ventriculus is discussed.Keywords
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