EFFECT OF POLLEN SUBSTITUTES ON SOME DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN HONEYBEE COLONIES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Beekeeping Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki-Giza, Egypt.

2 Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

The present work aimed to evaluate the efficiency of different low cost and
availability of natural raw materials as a food for honey bees under laboratory and
apiary conditions. The effects of food materials on some activities in honey bee
colonies such as, brood rearing, pollen gathering, pollen substitutes consumption,
development of hypopharyngeal gland and longevity of honey bees were used as
screening parameters. After long time studying, it was very seen that the Wheat Germ
is the best pollen substitute at all, as it increase the bee's activities, especrally in the
lack of pollen grains sources. followed by Dried Brewer’s yeast, then Soybean flour
and the Palm Date came the last in order
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology
Volume 31, Issue 8
August 2006
Pages 5407-5416

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