The mutualism between plants and their pollinators provides globally important ecosystem
services, but it is likely to be disrupted by global warming that can cause mismatches …

Highlights•Bees' specific nutritional requirements are partitioned between pollen and
nectar.•Nectar and pollen provide carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and micronutrients.•Bee …

Pollinator nutritional ecology provides insights into plant–pollinator interactions, coevolution,
and the restoration of declining pollinator populations. Bees obtain their protein and lipid …

To fuel their activities and rear their offspring, foraging bees must obtain a sufficient quality
and quantity of nutritional resources from a diverse plant community. Pollen is the primary …

Honey bees feed on floral nectar and pollen that they store in their colonies as honey and
bee bread. Social division of labor enables the collection of stores of food that are consumed …

Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is a well-known functional food. Honey bees process the
collected pollen and store it in the hive, inside the comb cells. The processed pollen is called …

Bee products were historically used as a therapheutic approach and in food consumption,
while more recent data include important details that could validate them as food …

Climate plays a key role in sha** population trends and determining the geographic
distribution of species because of limits in species' thermal tolerance. An evaluation of …

Global changes are severely affecting pollinator insect communities worldwide, resulting in
repeated patterns of species extirpations and extinctions. Whilst negative population trends …

The increased use of pesticides has caused concern over the possible direct association of
exposure to combinations of these compounds with bee health problems. There is growing …