Evaluation of Some Pollen Substitutes on Productivity of Honey bee Colonies (Apis cerana F.)
Udeshna Borgohain, M.K. Deka, Abhigyan Rajkhowa, Dipankar Brahma & Karthik R · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2024
This study examined the effects of different pollen substitutes on the performance of honey bee colonies in Assam, India. Natural Corbicula pollen (CPF) and six artificial diets were compared with a sugar syrup control for 15 days. CPF consistently outperformed other treatments i...