Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary
The bioaccumulation of pesticides in honeybee products (HBPs) should be studied for a number of reasons. The presence of pesticides in HBPs can provide new data on the risk related to the use of pesticides and their role in bee colony losses. Moreover, the degree of contamination of HBPs can lower t...
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| author | Agata Swiatly-Blaszkiewicz Agnieszka Klupczynska-Gabryszak Eliza Matuszewska-Mach Joanna Matysiak Everaldo Attard Dariusz Kowalczyk Aleksandra Adamkiewicz Bogumiła Kupcewicz Jan Matysiak |
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| description | The bioaccumulation of pesticides in honeybee products (HBPs) should be studied for a number of reasons. The presence of pesticides in HBPs can provide new data on the risk related to the use of pesticides and their role in bee colony losses. Moreover, the degree of contamination of HBPs can lower their quality, weaken their beneficial properties, and, in consequence, may endanger human health. The aim of this study was to quantify a broad range of pesticide residues in three different HBPs—bee pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. Samples were collected in the years 2017–2019 from the apiary in west-central Poland. Bee products were analyzed for the presence of over 550 pesticides using the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) method. Twenty-nine of the contaminants were quantified at least in one of the samples. Nine of them exceeded the maximum residue levels for honey. It should be noted that any dose of pesticides can cause a health hazard due to toxicity, since these substances may act synergistically. This current study revealed the high need for the pesticide monitoring of HBPs and proved that there is a need to expand the European Union Pesticides Database to include more HBPs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ca957def9d64f1899be69c25ccd67882025-01-24T13:43:22ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-01-0130227510.3390/molecules30020275Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish ApiaryAgata Swiatly-Blaszkiewicz0Agnieszka Klupczynska-Gabryszak1Eliza Matuszewska-Mach2Joanna Matysiak3Everaldo Attard4Dariusz Kowalczyk5Aleksandra Adamkiewicz6Bogumiła Kupcewicz7Jan Matysiak8Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jurasza 2, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Kalisz, 62-800 Kalisz, PolandDivision of Rural Sciences and Food Systems, Institute of Earth Systems, University of Malta, MSD2080 Msida, MaltaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Kalisz, 62-800 Kalisz, PolandFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Kalisz, 62-800 Kalisz, PolandDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jurasza 2, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznan, PolandThe bioaccumulation of pesticides in honeybee products (HBPs) should be studied for a number of reasons. The presence of pesticides in HBPs can provide new data on the risk related to the use of pesticides and their role in bee colony losses. Moreover, the degree of contamination of HBPs can lower their quality, weaken their beneficial properties, and, in consequence, may endanger human health. The aim of this study was to quantify a broad range of pesticide residues in three different HBPs—bee pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. Samples were collected in the years 2017–2019 from the apiary in west-central Poland. Bee products were analyzed for the presence of over 550 pesticides using the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) method. Twenty-nine of the contaminants were quantified at least in one of the samples. Nine of them exceeded the maximum residue levels for honey. It should be noted that any dose of pesticides can cause a health hazard due to toxicity, since these substances may act synergistically. This current study revealed the high need for the pesticide monitoring of HBPs and proved that there is a need to expand the European Union Pesticides Database to include more HBPs.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/275pesticides<i>Apis mellifera</i>pollenroyal jellypropolis |
| spellingShingle | Agata Swiatly-Blaszkiewicz Agnieszka Klupczynska-Gabryszak Eliza Matuszewska-Mach Joanna Matysiak Everaldo Attard Dariusz Kowalczyk Aleksandra Adamkiewicz Bogumiła Kupcewicz Jan Matysiak Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary Molecules pesticides <i>Apis mellifera</i> pollen royal jelly propolis |
| title | Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary |
| title_full | Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary |
| title_fullStr | Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary |
| title_short | Pesticides in Honeybee Products—Determination of Pesticides in Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly from Polish Apiary |
| title_sort | pesticides in honeybee products determination of pesticides in bee pollen propolis and royal jelly from polish apiary |
| topic | pesticides <i>Apis mellifera</i> pollen royal jelly propolis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/275 |
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