HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
APICULTURE
Question
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In honey stomach the nectar is mixed with ____
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saliva
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gastric juice
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blood
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lymph
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Honey is nectar mixed with saliva and stored in honey sac .
Detailed explanation-2: -No – honey is not bee poop, spit or vomit. Honey is made from nectar by reducing the moisture content after it’s carried back to the hive.
Detailed explanation-3: -The nectar is sucked up by honey bees and it passes into an expandable pouch called the ‘honey stomach. ‘ This is the pre-digestive part of the part of the digestive tract that honey bees use to bring water and nectar to the hive.
Detailed explanation-4: -Before nectar becomes honey, it enters a bee’s stomach. An enzyme in bees’ stomachs, called glucose oxidase, breaks down the nectar and helps produce the honey.
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