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Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5307, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA; Oregon State University, 4017 Agriculture and Life Science Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2021 Nov;37(3):505-519. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.06.006.
Optimal nutrition is crucial for honey bee colony growth and robust immune systems. Honey bee nutrition is complex and depends on the floral composition of the landscape. Foraging behavior of honey bees depends on both colony environment and external environment. There are significant gaps in knowledge regarding honey bee nutrition, and hence no optimal diet is available for honey bees, as there is for other livestock. In this review, we discuss (1) foraging behavior of honey bees, (2) nutritional needs, (3) nutritional supplements used by beekeepers, (4) probiotics, and (5) supplemental forage and efforts integrating floral diversity into cropping systems.
最佳营养对蜜蜂群体的生长和强大的免疫系统至关重要。蜜蜂的营养很复杂,取决于景观的花卉组成。蜜蜂的觅食行为取决于蜂群环境和外部环境。关于蜜蜂的营养,知识存在很大差距,因此,没有像其他牲畜那样,为蜜蜂提供最佳的饮食。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了(1)蜜蜂的觅食行为,(2)营养需求,(3)养蜂人使用的营养补充剂,(4)益生菌,(5)补充饲料以及努力将花卉多样性纳入种植系统。