A unit for trapping clean pollen

Authors

S R. ChambersFollow

Keywords

Pollen trapping

Disciplines

Entomology | Other Animal Sciences | Other Food Science

First Page Number

12

Last Page Number

13

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Pollen, the fine particles formed in plant life and carrying the male germ cell responsible for fruit fertilisation and plant embryo formation, has been the subject of continual study over many years.

Original attempts to trap pollen loads from the honeybees were made with the object of feeding back pollen to colonies in times of short supply or over periods of pollen dearth.

With improved trapping methods, harvesting of pollen has developed to the extent that beekeepers can now produce a surplus to their needs.

In a time of world shortage of protein food substances it is not surprising that attention is being directed to pollen.

The pollen trap unit described should be a most effective system.

Recommended Citation

Chambers, S R. (1975) "A unit for trapping clean pollen," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 16: No. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol16/iss1/5