Abstract:
The process for feeding nurse bees includes administration to bees of a 50% sugar syrup with addition of 50…200 mg/L of feed additive, daily, from the day of introduction of the frame with transferred larvae to the nurse family, until larvae capping, at the same time the feed additive contains: Lactobacillus acidophilus with a titer of 1x108 CFU/g, Lactobacillus plantarum with a titer of 1x108 CFU/g, Lactobacillus bulgaricus with a titer of 1x108 CFU/g, Enterococcus faecium with a titer of 1x107 CFU/g, Bifidobacterium bifidum with a titer of 1x108 CFU/g, pectin, yeast extract, lactulose, and lecithin, bee feeding is performed in the quantity of 1.0 L per family in the first day from the day of introduction of the frame with transferred larvae and 0.5 L in the rest of days.
