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Re: Poison pollen?
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Sat, 28 Feb 2004 00:29:29 -0500
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Subject:                [BEE-L] Poison pollen?
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> Just curious to know if honeybees collect are able to collect "poison"
> pollen?

Yes, many pesticides are slow acting enough (such as powdered
Sevin) so that bees carry it back in the pollen pellets to feed to the
young.

Also some plants are naturally poisonous, though I'm not sure
whether it's pollen or nectar to blame with yellow jassmine and titi
(southeastern US), or buckeye (California).  I suspect it's the pollen
with the first two because it primarily affects brood.

Dave Green
The Pollination Home Page: http://pollinator.com

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