The impact of choline chloride biostimulant on development and productivity of bee families

Abstract

Nowadays, considerable attention is dedicated to the search for new biostimulants intended to accelerate the growth of bee families during spring period and increase their productivity. The aim of our research was to study the impact of choline chloride biostimulant on the development and honey production of bee families. Feeding bees with a mixture of syrup in concentration of 1:1 and 1.25-3.25 ml/l biostimulant, amounting to 1.0 liter of the mixture per bee family every 7 days from March to the main honey collection, increased strength by 4.12-17.65%, the brood rearing by 17.48-43.98% and honey productivity by 22.88% during the spring period.