A total of 19 honey samples from different hives of stingless bee, T.
laeviceps were collected, 13 samples were from Chantaburi Province
and 6 samples were from Trat Province, located in the eastern part of
Thailand. Samples were withdrawn by using a sterile syringe and
stored in a plastic tube in the dark at room temperature until analysis.
Approximately 15 ml of each sample were stored in an acid washed
high density polyethylene bottles for trace metal composition.
Samples were collect between October 2009 and January 2010. We
performed melissopalynological analyses and found pollen that
originated from a diverse range of plant species both native and
exotic plants (for example, Acacia sp., Mimosa sp.). Some of the
pollens could not be identified. The colour of the honey samples used
in this study varied from white to extra light amber.