Why Baby Bees Get Different Nutrition in Different Hives
Researchers studied how honey bee colonies feed their developing babies and found big differences in what they're fed. Baby bees eat a special jelly made by …
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Sugar Helps Honeybees' Gut Bacteria Stay Healthy
Researchers studied how sugar affects the tiny bacteria living in honeybees' stomachs. They compared bees that ate sugar with bees that didn't eat sugar and …
Read MoreDo Vitamin Supplements Really Help Honey Bees Live Longer?
Researchers tested whether giving honey bees vitamin supplements would help them live longer and stay healthier. They studied over 3,300 bees during summer and …
Read MoreAlgae Byproduct Shows Promise as Natural Supplement for Bees
Scientists studied Spirugrass®, a leftover product from processing a type of algae called Limnospira platensis. They wanted to understand what nutrients it …
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