Chlorinated hydrocarbons in entomophilic plants and bee products

In apiaries located in Piska Dense Forest residues of HCH and DDT in lime b lossom, flowers and leaves of bilberry and dandelion flowers were observed between 1996-1997. Chlorinated hydrocarbons were detected in the samples. I n the lime flowers the content of HCH was 0.0339-0.2190 mug/g s.l., DDT -0. 6170-1.5716 mug/g s.l, in the flowers and leaves of bilberry - 0.2109-0.933 9 mug/g s.l., in the dandelion - 0.1334-0.5750 mug/g s.l. The content of ch lorinated hydrocarbons in bees was as follows: HCH 0.0165-0.0172 mug/g s.l. , in pollen 0.0072-0.0130 mug/g s.l., bee bread - 0.0078-0.0361 mug/g s.l. and in honey 0.0016-0.0068 mug/g s.l. and the total of DDT respectively - b ees 0.0057-0.0104 mug/g s.l., pollen 0.0169-0.3621 mug/g s.l., bee bread 0. 0349-0.2695 mug/g s.l. and honey 0.0107-0.0111 mug/g s.l. The amount of chl orinated hydrocarbons in the bees and bee products depended on the location of the apiary and to a lesser degree on the breed of bees. Caucasian bees collected the least amounts of HCH and DDT in their honey.