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    The document summarizes a study that analyzed and compared the amino acid content of dandelion pollen collected by honey bees versus dandelion pollen collected by hand. The study found that hand-collected dandelion pollen had unexpectedly higher levels of proline and valine than bee-collected pollen. In general, dandelion pollen was low relative to honey bee requirements in valine, isoleucine, leucine, and arginine. The poor brood-rearing ability of dandelion pollen appears to be due to multiple amino acid deficiencies.

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    The document summarizes a study that analyzed and compared the amino acid content of dandelion pollen collected by honey bees versus dandelion pollen collected by hand. The study found that hand-collected dandelion pollen had unexpectedly higher levels of proline and valine than bee-collected pollen. In general, dandelion pollen was low relative to honey bee requirements in valine, isoleucine, leucine, and arginine. The poor brood-rearing ability of dandelion pollen appears to be due to multiple amino acid deficiencies.

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    Amino Acid Content of Dandelion Pollen, a Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Nutritional Evaluation

    Authors: Loper, Gerald M.; Cohen, Allen C ource: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 80, um!er ", #e!ruary "$8% , pp. "&' "%(&)

    A!stract: Amino acid content of honey !ee'collected (Apis mellifera L.) and hand'collected dandelion, Taraxacum officinale *e!er e+ *igg., pollen ,a- determined !y ion e+change chromatography of acid'hydroly.ed -ample-. /and'collected pollen (one -ource) ,aune+pectedly higher in proline and 0aline than !ee'collected pollen (fi0e -ource-). Generally, dandelion pollen ,a- lo, relati0e to honey !ee re1uirement- in 0aline and i-oleucine and lo, in leucine and arginine. 2he reported poor !rood'rearing capa!ility of dandelion pollen appear- to !e the re-ult of multiamino acid deficiency.

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