Abstract
This paper studies the chemical composition of the drone brood homogenate produced in the Primorsky Territory in comparison with the regulatory requirements and the results obtained in other regions. The composition of the homogenate was determined in the laboratory of the Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Vladivostok. The analysis showed that the chemical composition varies significantly for most indicators.
Highlights
A bee family is a structurally complex economic and biological unit
The largest number of drones is hatched mainly in spring and early summer, but drone brood is present during the entire active beekeeping season
Today, during the active beekeeping season, drone brood is destroyed in most apiaries to reduce the number of bees infected with varroa mite
Summary
Drones play a seasonal role in it, which is associated with their only function - the fertilization of the queen. The largest number of drones is hatched mainly in spring and early summer, but drone brood is present during the entire active beekeeping season. The number of drone brood depends on a number of factors: the age and origin of the queen, the strength of the family, the period of the active season, the volume of the average daily collection of nectar and pollen, the provision of the family with protein feed, the number of combs with drone cells in the total volume of the nest. Today, during the active beekeeping season, drone brood is destroyed in most apiaries to reduce the number of bees infected with varroa mite. Drone brood homogenate (hereinafter DBH) can be a valuable source of essential amino acids, fats, carbohydrates, macro- and microelements, and hormones
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