Comparisons of pollen substitute diets for honey bees: consumption rates by colonies and effects on brood and adult populations

DeGrandi-Hoffman, Gloria; Wardell, Gordon; Ahumada-Segura, Fabiana; Rinderer, Thomas E.; Danka, Robert G.; Pettis, Jeff

doi:10.1080/00218839.2008.11101473

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“…Honey bees produced the lowest number of brood and bees in rainy season, in which starvation and nutritional deficiencies occurred due to the acute shortage of pollen before the honey flow season [28]. Also, pollen ensures the growth of colonies because it provides protein to adult bees and stimulates brood rearing [39]. It was recorded a positive significant correlation between the sealed brood area and the stored pollen amount in Carniolan and Yemeni races [22].…”

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Comparative Evaluation of Four Honeybee Races According To Pollen Storage and Worker Brood Rearing Activities Under Natural Conditions

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2017

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Comparative Evaluation of Four Honeybee Races According To Pollen Storage and Worker Brood Rearing Activities Under Natural Conditions

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2017

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“…Protein levels in the hemolymph of AHB might differ from EHB, but there also might be differences within subspecies between managed and feral populations due to the selection pressures experienced by each. For example, managed colonies are fed with protein supplements when flowering plants are unavailable (Mattila and Otis 2006;DeGrandi-Hoffman et al 2008), and when resources are abundant, nests are expanded by adding frames of drawn comb. Feral colonies must balance brood rearing and storage space with incoming resources.…”

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A comparison of bee bread made by Africanized and European honey bees (Apis mellifera) and its effects on hemolymph protein titers

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-The influence of genotype on the conversion of pollen to bee bread and on the protein titers of bees feeding on it was examined using European and Africanized honey bees (EHB and AHB). Bee bread was more acidic than the pollen, and that made by EHB was slightly more acidic than AHB. Protein concentration in bee bread was similar for both subspecies and lower than in the pollen. In general, amino acid concentrations were higher in bee bread compared with pollen. The only exception was tryptophan. Concentrations of most amino acids in bee bread made by either EHB or AHB were similar. Both subspecies consumed more bee bread made by AHB than EHB. EHB and AHB consumed similar amounts of each type of bee bread, but protein concentrations in AHB were higher than in EHB. Differences in protein acquisition between AHB and EHB might reflect environmental adaptations related to the geographic region where each evolved and could contribute to the successful establishment of AHB populations in the New World.nutrition / microbes / protein / amino acids

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“…Areas on both sides of each frame with brood (all stages) were measured using a grid with 5 cm×5 cm squares that covered the entire side of a comb. Values from the frame measurements were summed to obtain brood and adult bee estimates for the colony ( DeGrandi-Hoffman et al 2008). Colonies were inspected monthly for the marked queen.…”

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“…Nectar provides carbohydrates, and pollen supplies protein and all other nutrients (Brodschneider and Crailsheim 2010). Pollen is essential for colony growth, but when it is unavailable, managed hives are fed protein supplements (PS) (Nabors 2000;Mattila and Otis 2006;DeGrandi-Hoffman et al 2008). Colonies usually are fed PS in the spring when pollen stores are low, and flowering plants and foraging weather are inadequate to support vigorous brood rearing.…”

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Honey bee colonies provided with natural forage have lower pathogen loads and higher overwinter survival than those fed protein supplements

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-Malnutrition is a major cause of colony losses. In managed hives, bees are fed protein supplements (PS) during pollen shortages. If bees were provided with natural forage instead of PS, would they have lower pathogen levels and higher queen and colony survival? We addressed this question by either providing colonies with forage (Brassica rapa -rapini) or feeding them PS from November to February. Soluble protein concentrations in the PS were lower than the rapini pollen as were levels of most amino acids. Nurse bees digested less of the protein in PS than the pollen. Hemolymph protein titers in nurse bees and colony growth did not differ between those fed PS or foraging on rapini. However, colonies fed PS had higher levels of black queen cell virus and Nosema and greater queen losses, indicating that natural forage might improve overwintering survival.pollen nutrition / digestion / amino acids / Nosema / viruses

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Comparisons of pollen substitute diets for honey bees: consumption rates by colonies and effects on brood and adult populations

Cited by 69 publications

References 12 publications

Comparative Evaluation of Four Honeybee Races According To Pollen Storage and Worker Brood Rearing Activities Under Natural Conditions

Comparative Evaluation of Four Honeybee Races According To Pollen Storage and Worker Brood Rearing Activities Under Natural Conditions

A comparison of bee bread made by Africanized and European honey bees (Apis mellifera) and its effects on hemolymph protein titers

Honey bee colonies provided with natural forage have lower pathogen loads and higher overwinter survival than those fed protein supplements

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