Bee World · 1998 · 90 citations · 27 references
Life SciencesBotanyEntomologyPalynologyPlant TaxonomyPollination EcologyPollen AnalysisPollen BiologyPollen DispersalPollen IdentificationPollen MorphologyPollen ProductionGeographical Origin DeterminationGeographical Origin DiscriminationGeographical Provenance DeterminationHoney Bee PollinationPollen GrainsPollen Provenance AnalysisPollen Typology
The pollen grains in honey reveal the types of plants that were around when the bees produced the honey, thus it is valid to use melissopalynology to determine the geographical origin of honeys, but there are several reasons why it is less valid for determining the botanical origin of honeys.
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