Feeding the bees in the spring period

Abstract

The aim of this research is to study the effect of the biostimulant CobalRibo on the growth, early development and productivity of bee families applied in bee feed during the spring period in the absence of a maintenance honey crop. Feeding bees in the spring period, from April to the first harvest, with a mixture of 50% sugar syrup and 3.0 ml/l of CobalRibo biostimulant in the amount of 1.0 liter once in 6 days provides increased fertility rates of queen bees, brood number and honey productivity.