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Enzymatic biomarker activities were the highest in the hemolymph of newly emerged bees and increased with age across all the tissues, particularly in tergite 5, with the highest activities recorded in the bees fed with insect-pollinated plant pollen. Non-enzymatic parameters and ion concentrations also varied with tissue type and segmental location, generally increasing with age and reaching the highest values in tergite 5. Regardless of the tissue (the fat body vs. hemolymph), the bees fed a diet containing pollen from Brassica napus, Phacelia, Solidago, and Fagopyrum had higher concentrations of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus, while the effects of hazel and pine pollen were less pronounced. These findings suggest that even limited pollen supplementation can positively shape the morphological and biochemical physiology of worker bees. 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