@article{b369cb3bdcfa498dbfbe6ada9c6c8d8b,
title = "Supplemental feeds and foraged corn grain dust: a comparison of the number of days survived in vitro by young adult honey bees (Apis mellifera)",
abstract = "To investigate the value of atypical foraging behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera) during dearth, we compared the number of days survived in vitro among young adult honey bees kept in hoarding cages using various feeding strategies. Treatment groups were fed solid patty diets consisting of 100%, 67%, or 33% bee gathered corn grain dust, 100%, 67%, or 33% hand collected corn grain dust, or 100% commercially available pollen substitute. The bees were also provided either 0.5:1 sucrose syrup, 1.5:1 sucrose syrup, or 1.5:1 sucrose syrup in concert with the aforementioned supplements. No significant difference was observed in the number of days survived among groups receiving different types of solid patty feed, demonstrating that atypical feed gathered during dearth, corn grain dust in this instance, may provide sufficient nutrition for survival when preferable forage is unavailable. There was a statistically significant difference in the number of days survived in vitro among groups receiving different syrup types, indicating a potential survival benefit when supplement is included in syrup provided by beekeepers during dearth.",
keywords = "Honey bee, atypical foraging, corn grain dust, dearth, nutrition, starch, supplement, syrup",
author = "Kathryn Thompson and Drew, {Bryan T.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by Weld Laboratories, Inc., of Greeley, Colorado, USA, through their nutrient analysis of corn grain dust and AP23 pollen substitute samples and Randy Oliver of Scientific Beekeeping through his sharing of his hoarding cage design modifications and helpful points as the hoarding cage design was developed. Thank you to Jennifer Tucker of the Colorado State University Extension Office for serving as general beekeeping consult and local support through the duration of this project and Sydney Woods of Akron, Colorado for spending hours talking about data and statistical tests. Funding Information: This research was supported by Weld Laboratories, Inc., of Greeley, Colorado, USA, through their nutrient analysis of corn grain dust and AP23 pollen substitute samples and Randy Oliver of Scientific Beekeeping through his sharing of his hoarding cage design modifications and helpful points as the hoarding cage design was developed. Thank you to Jennifer Tucker of the Colorado State University Extension Office for serving as general beekeeping consult and local support through the duration of this project and Sydney Woods of Akron, Colorado for spending hours talking about data and statistical tests. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1080/00218839.2021.1962113",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "61",
pages = "1--8",
journal = "Journal of Apicultural Research",
issn = "0021-8839",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1",
}