Effects of various sugar feeding choices on survival and tolerance of honey bee workers to low temperatures

Beekeepers usually supply their colonies with alternatives to nectar (i.e. sugar feeding) during dearth periods of the year, especially cold times of winter. The objective of the study was to determine the best substances to feed bees to enhance the tolerance and survival of honey bees (<em>Ap...

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Main Author: H.F. Abou-Shaara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/6200