The influence of different diets on haemocytes
of adult worker honey bees, <i>Apis mellifera</i>

Szymaś, B.; Jedruszuk, A.

doi:10.1051/apido:2003012

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“…According to a study (28), the determination of TSS% and protein concentration in the hemolymph of fully grown larvae of honey bees can be used as an accurate method to evaluate the efficiency of protein diets. In line with another study (29), the results of the total soluble solids obtained by colonies fed on Feedbee were the nearest to that of bee bread.…”

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Influence of different proteinaceous diets on consumption, brood rearing,and honey bee quality parameters under isolation conditions

Amro¹,

Omar²,

Alghamdi³

2016

Turk J Vet Anim Sci

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Section: Hematological Studiesmentioning

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Influence of different proteinaceous diets on consumption, brood rearing,and honey bee quality parameters under isolation conditions

Amro¹,

Omar²,

Alghamdi³

2016

Turk J Vet Anim Sci

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“…Although consumption rates of pollen substitutes may prove their palatability, only through nutritional tests can their worth be evaluated. The method of investigating the efficiency of a protein source by detecting the level of protein in the haemolymph of worker bees fed on pollen and pollen substitute diets provides a means to determine the actual benefit that the bees obtain from pollen substitutes or supplements (Bitondi and Simões, 1996;Cremonez et al, 1998;Szymas and Jedruszuk, 2003). Thus, the objective of our study was to determine the efficiency of Feed-Bee ® , pollen, Bee-Pro ® , and also acacia pod flour (Prosopis juliflora, which is commonly advocated by Brazilian beekeepers for feeding to honey bees, Perreira et al, 2006) as protein supplements for honey bees by measuring total protein in the haemolymph of caged honey bees fed these diets.…”

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Pollen substitutes increase honey bee haemolymph protein levels as much as or more than does pollen

Jong

Silva

Kevan

et al. 2009

Journal of Apicultural Research

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SummaryAdequate substitutes for pollen are necessary for maintaining healthy bee colonies during periods of pollen dearth, but testing them objectively is both time consuming and expensive. We compared two commercial diets with bee collected pollen and acacia pod flour (used by beekeepers in some parts of Brazil) by measuring their effect on haemolymph protein contents of young bees exclusively fed on these diets, which is a fast and inexpensive assay. The commercial diets included a new, non-soy-based, pollen substitute diet (named Feed-Bee ® ) and a soy-based diet, named Bee-Pro ® . The diets were each given in patty form to groups of 100 Africanized honey bees in hoarding cages, maintained and fed from emergence until six days of age. Sucrose, in the form of sugar syrup, was used as a protein free control. Feed-Bee ® , Bee-Pro ® , pollen and acacia pod flour diets increased protein titers in the haemolymph by factors of 2.65, 2.51, 1.76 and 1.69, respectively, over protein titers in bees fed only sucrose solution. The bees fed Feed-Bee ® and Bee-Pro ® had their haemolymph significantly enriched in protein compared to the controls and those fed acacia pod flour and to titers slightly higher than those fed pollen. All four proteinaceous diets were significantly superior to sucrose alone.Los substitutos del polen incrementan los niveles de proteína en la hemolinfa de la abeja melífera igual o más que el polen. ResumenLos substitutos del polen son necesarios para mantener saludable a la colonia de abeja durante períodos de escasez del polen, pero en los estudios con estos substitutos suele invertirse mucho tiempo y son costosos. Comparamos dos dietas comerciales con polen y una harina de vainas de Acacia (utilizada por apicultores en algunas regiones de Brasil), midiendo su efecto sobre los contenidos proteínicos de la hemolinfa de abejas jóvenes alimentadas exclusivamente con estas dietas, una prueba rápida y barata. A las dietas comerciales, se le incluyó un nuevo substituto de polen, no basado en soja (conocido comercialmente como Feed-Bee ® ) y una dieta a base de soja, conocida como Bee-Pro ® .Cada dieta se aplicó en forma de tarta a grupos de 100 abejas africanizadas en jaulas de observación, a partir de su emergencia hasta los seis días de edad. La sucrosa en jarabe de azúcar, fue utilizada como dieta control sin proteína. Las dietas con el Feed-Bee ® , el Bee-Pro ® , el polen y la harina de vainas de Acacia incrementaron los valores de proteína en la hemolinfa por factores de 2,65, 2,51, 1,76 y 1,69, respectivamente, con respecto a los valores de proteína en las abejas alimentadas solamente con jarabe de sucrosa. Las abejas que fueron alimentadas con Feed-Bee ® y Bee-Pro ® presentaron en su hemolinfa un significativo enriquecimiento de proteína comparada con las del grupo control y valores ligeramente más altos que aquellas alimentadas con polen.

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“…Moreover, the lack of protein in their diet may reduce immunity in honey bees. Thus, the bees may become more prone to disease, resulting in a significantly lower survival rate (Szymaś and Jędruszuk, 2003). So, it is important to know the quality of the collected bee pollen.…”

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Influence of the Collection Season on Production, Size, and Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen Produced by Apis Mellifera L.

Negrão

Barreto

Orsi

2014

Journal of Apicultural Science

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a b s t r a c t the aim of our study was to investigate how the collection period affects and influences the production, chemical composition, and size of bee pollen loads (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, greater than 2.0 mm). the results showed there was a predominance of pollen loads with a diameter greater than 2.0 mm in all the production seasons. for all the seasons, there were no differences in protein content between the particle sizes. But when comparing 0.5 mm during the different periods, there were significant differences; the highest value was found during the winter (24.39 ± 3.7%). as far as lipids and crude fiber are concerned, we obtained differences between the same granulometry sizes for the spring and summer seasons. as for ashes, the results showed differences between different particle sizes for the summer and autumn seasons. our results have shown that regardless of pollen particle size, its quality was not altered, suggesting that smaller loads can be commercially used by containing nutritional quality or else be used by beekeepers as a supplement during periods of food scarcity.

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The influence of different diets on haemocytes of adult worker honey bees, Apis mellifera

Cited by 49 publications

References 4 publications

Influence of different proteinaceous diets on consumption, brood rearing,and honey bee quality parameters under isolation conditions

Influence of different proteinaceous diets on consumption, brood rearing,and honey bee quality parameters under isolation conditions

Pollen substitutes increase honey bee haemolymph protein levels as much as or more than does pollen

Influence of the Collection Season on Production, Size, and Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen Produced by Apis Mellifera L.

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