The honey bee is an important economic and domesticated insect. This insect has been gaining attention as a potential nutritional source in different parts of the world. This study therefore evaluated the nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of the tissue of honey bees, Apis mellifera adansonii, from the rainforest, guinea savannah and derived savannah zones of Nigeria. Honey bee samples were collected from fully colonised colonies of two different apiaries each from the rainforest, guinea and derived savannah zones of Nigeria for chemical analyses. Proximate, minerals composition, vitamin and secondary metabolites composition were estimated using standard methods. The levels of proximate compositions (fat, ash, crude fibre, crude protein and carbohydrate contents), minerals, vitamins and secondary metabolites recorded in the honey bees from the three ecological zones were not significantly different. Potassium, chloride and calcium respectively were higher in the honey bee tissue than the other minerals tested. However, the level of phytate was higher in the honey bee samples than the regulatory safe level. Based on the results of this study, honey bees from the studied ecological zones of Nigeria are equally nutritious.

蜜蜂是一种重要的经济和家养昆虫。作为世界各地的潜在营养来源，这种昆虫已受到关注。因此，这项研究评估了蜜蜂Apis mellifera adansonii组织的营养和抗营养成分，来自热带雨林，几内亚热带草原和尼日利亚的热带稀树草原地区。蜜蜂样品是从两个不同的蜂场的完全殖民地殖民地收集的，每个蜂场分别来自热带雨林，几内亚和尼日利亚的热带大草原地区，用于化学分析。使用标准方法估算其近似值，矿物质组成，维生素和次生代谢产物的组成。来自三个生态区的蜜蜂记录的最接近成分（脂肪，灰分，粗纤维，粗蛋白和碳水化合物含量），矿物质，维生素和次生代谢产物的水平无显着差异。蜜蜂组织中的钾，氯和钙分别高于其他测试的矿物质。但是，蜜蜂样品中的肌醇六磷酸水平高于监管安全水平。