| Abstract | This study was carried out at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt, to study the relation between honey bee comb age and the amount of different minerals present in honey and wax. Mineral element traces in honey and wax were significantly correlated with comb age. The highest mineral values were obtained from honey and wax from combs greater than four years old. The elements copper (Cu),cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) were not detected in all honey and wax samples, but Ni was only detected in wax of combs over four years old, at a content of 1.00 mg / kg. It was concluded that mineral traces in honey can be correlated with comb age, and it is possible
to differentiate between honeys harvested from combs of different ages. |