Attractance of honeybee workers to subsides and supplementary of honey and pollen and their influence on colony activities

Abstract

Many experiments were conducted to measure the attractance of honey bees workers to food supplements inclouding (Sugar solution 60%, different concentration of whey +sugar solution 60% ) and protein subsides (Powders rape seeds ,checking vetch + broad bean and their mixture) in some apiaries in Baghdad and AL-Mussab cities. Results showed that the workers of honey bees preferred the Sugar Solution 60% and whey 50 ml + 50 ml sugar solution than other syrup mixture. The number of workers attracted during 2 hours of observation were 366.76, 358.55 respectively compared with 24 workers 2 hours in whey Syrup alone. Results showed that feeding honey bees inside colonies with mixture of whey 75 ml plus 25 ml sugar solution 60% twice per week increased the area of brood , pollen and honey.