EFFECT ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE BODY OF WORKER BEES (APIS MELLIFERA L.) FED WITH STIMULATING PRODUCTS
Rositsa Shumkova, Ivanka Zhelyazkova, Svilen Lazarov, Ralitsa Balkanska
Agricultural and Stockbreeding Experimental Station, Smolyan, 4700 Bulgaria
rositsa6z@abv.bg
"The purpose of the work was to study the impact of stimulating products in the spring and autumn feeding of the bee families. More specifically, on the chemical composition of the worker bees body's of Apis mellifera L. The study was conducted in the beekeeping seasons (spring and autumn) in 2011 and 2012 at the experimental apiary of the Agricultural and Stockbreeding Experimental Station (ASES) – Smolyan, and at the apiary of beekeeping farm ""Mitevi"" in Smolyan. The bee families were fed with the products ""Vita Feed Gold"" (includes natural extract of beet and molasses in distilled water), ""Apidas"" (consisting of plant extracts), ""Oligofosi"" (contains amino acids) and ""Anolyte-7"" (elec- trochemically activated aqueous solution). Moisture (%), crude protein (%), crude fats (%) and ash contents (%) in the bee body are defined. During the spring the higher contents of crude protein and fat in the bee body of bee families received stimulating products ""Vita Feed Gold"" (in the apiary of ASES – Smolyan), ""Apidas"" and ""Oligofosi"" (apiary beekeeping farm ""Mitevi"") were found in comparison to the bee body of the bees from the control group. At the end of the beekeeping season the higher (relative to the control group bee families) are the protein and fat contents in the bee body which are received with the food ""Apidas"" and ""Oligofosi"". The use of activated water ""Anolyte-7"" as a sugar solvent leads to accumulation of protein and fat reserves in the bee body in the autumn feeding of the bee colonies. No significant differences in the ash contents of the bee body were found, irrespective of the stimulatory product and the season."
Keywords: "bee feeding; bee family; ""Vita Feed Gold""; ""Anolyte-7""; ""Apidas""; ""Oligofosi"""ovi
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