Gallery: The Hive Minder: Pollen Detective Sticks It to Honey Counterfeiters

  • Honey Specialist
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    honey-specialist

    *Honey specialist Vaughn Bryant at BeeWeaver Apiaries, Navasota, Texas. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • Bee Colony
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    bee-colony

    *A colony of bees used for honey production. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • Global Pollen
    03

    global-pollen

    *Pollen samples from around the world. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • Microscope
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    microscope

    *Under a microscope, pollen is as unique as snowflakes. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • Authenticity Analysis
    05

    authenticity-analysis

    *Samples of honey from all around the world are sent to professor Bryant to be analyzed for location authenticity. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • 2.5 Million Collection
    06

    2-5-million-collection

    *Professor Bryant is in possession of the largest and most extensive collection of pollen samples from around the world, valued at over $2.5 million dollars. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • Sample
    07

    sample

    *One of Bryant's pollen samples. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
  • Cosmopollen
    08

    cosmopollen

    *Pollen samples from around the world. (Photo: Jay B Sauceda)*
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