Development of Pollen Substitute Diets for Apis mellifera ligustica Colonies and their Impact on Brood Development and Honey Production
Noor Islam1*, Rashid Mahmood1, Ghulam Sarwar1, Sarfaraz Ahmad2 and Saleem Abid3
1Honeybee Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan; 2Natural Resources Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan; 3Social Sciences Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Pollen substitute diet consumption (g/colony).
Figure 2
Impact of pollen substitute diets on worker brood area (cm2/colony).
Figure 3
Mean number of frames covered with bees per colony.
Figure 4
Mean honey yield in kg per colony.