Some Reflections on the Pollen Analysis of Honey
Abstract
7 Some Reflections on the Pollen Analysis of Honey Dy V. Erotls & Partners, Public Analysts and Consulting Chemists. Bank Lane, Carmarthen) An approach ro the isolarion and identiflcation of pollen in honey is described. and rhe r)’pes commonly found in British honeys listed. The scope and limilations of the nrerhod are discussed, and the results of the eaminarion of:etenr)-L\o Welsh honels are (abulaled. Plants can supply pollen and nectar, e.g. Pollen forms the natural source of protein lor bees (lprs lIelltfera) and without it they would be unable to derelop and grow normaliy. The fact that polien grains are retained by the ripened honey and that pollens from mosr plants differ physically from one another means that classification is possible.
