The type of protein supplement or substitute and its location from brood affect honey bee colony performance | ||
| Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 12, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 125-134 PDF (976.19 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/sjas.2022.114530.1179 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hatem Sharaf El-Din* ; Mohammad Abd Al-Wahab Abd Al-Fattah | ||
| Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Honey bee Apis mellifera L. is the main pollinator insect for the most crops worldwide beside the economic importance of its products. Honey bee colonies depend on stored food in their hives to manage the dearth periods successfully. This study compared the effect of three different patties, Bee Fonda® a pollen supplement (BF), home-made substitute (H) consists of two thirds powdered sugar and one third of powdered yeast, a home-made substitute mixed with Bee Plus® (BP) and sugar syrup (C) on colonies growth rate. The petties were introduced either between the frames (on a queen excluder of 15x20 cm2) or above the frames. Colonies received BF between the frames had the highest mean of brood area, while colonies of BP between the frames had the highest means of honey and colonies of BP above the frames had the highest mean of bee bread areas. Regardless the patty type, patties located between frames had the highest mean of brood and honey areas, while bee bread areas were not affected. As a general mean of type of bee patties, the BF group had highest mean of brood area and the BP was superior in both of honey and bee bread means areas. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| protein substitute; honeybee; colony performance; protein introduction method | ||
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