Stimulation of resistance of bee families during wintering

Abstract

Honey bees feed on nectar, honey, pollen and bee bread. They collect nectar and pollen from flowers, that they turn into process in food - honey and bee bread. Food provides the bees´ body with energy from carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids, vitamins, minerals. The goal of the study was to stimulate the bees’ resistance during wintering against nosemosa disease in bee families’ survival after winter time and increase productivity. It was proved that the optimal dose of feed additive Pramix Bionorm P (symbiotic complex), in reserves supplementing the food of bee families during autumn is 150 mg to 1 litre of sugar syrup. It has been revealed that using the feed additive Pramix Bionorm P (symbiotic complex), as a supplement to regular food stimulates the resistance of bees at wintering, decreases the quantity of used honey at one space between honey combs populated with bees, and increases productivity.