I'm studying floral origin of honey samples and noticed that one of the samples ( Linden honey) contains numerous broken pollen grains and a low APC (~6000/10g). Is it normal? Is it something wrong with this honey sample? What might be the reason for this?
I would suggest that you contact Beverley Adams-Groom , she might be able to answer your question.
You can go for viability testing of broken and irregular pollen.
You will get better results with confirmation.
Extractors are used during honey extraction from combs, . So, pollens are exposed to pressure causing the damages of some grains. Especially some honey combs contain bee bread. Thus, you can observe the presence of broken grains in your samples.
Hi Andreea, you cannot go with the viability test because the pollen in the honey samples are basically "dead". You might consider your methods of preparing the pollen samples and the origin of your honey samples. It is possible that during honey collection, the pollen grains get damaged.
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