Quantitative knowledge of the timing and amounts of nectar consumed are essential for accurately determining risk to nectar foraging honey bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) from dietary consumption of pesticide residues. Although a very large and diverse body of research is available covering many years of investigation in the literature, much of this research was designed for purposes other than risk assessment and the accumulated knowledge has not been comprehensively reviewed and consolidated from the viewpoint of pesticide risk assessment. Accordingly, in the interest of advancing all tiers of pollinator risk assessment, and identifying data gaps, we strove to gather, assess, and summarize quantitative data relating to nectar forager collection, consumption and sharing of nectar within the colony. Data pertaining to nectar forager provisioning before foraging flights, quantities of nectar brought back to the hive, frequency and duration of foraging trips and energetics will be reviewed. Recommendations for future research in support of refined honey bee risk assessment will be discussed.

Honey bee nectar foragers feeding themselves and the colony: A review in support of dietary exposure assessment

254th National Meeting (2017)

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