Güneşdoğdu Mustafa, Sarıoğlu-Bozkurt Aybike, Şekeroğlu Ahmet, Abacı Samet Hasan
Department of Animal Production and Technologies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Muş Alparslan University, 49250 Muş, Turkey.
Department of Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
Insects. 2024 Mar 22;15(4):215. doi: 10.3390/insects15040215.
Honey bees play an important role in the pollination of flowering plants. When honey bee colonies are deficient in pollen, one of their main nutrients, protein supplements are required. In this study, the effects of diets with six different protein sources on the physiological characteristics of worker bees (vitellogenin (Vg), abdominal lipid content (ALC), hypopharyngeal gland (HPG)) and consumption were investigated. The protein sources of the diets (diet I, …, diet VI) included pollen, spirulina dust ( Gomont), fresh egg yolk, lyophilized lactose-free skimmed milk powder, active fresh yeast, and ApiProtein. It was identified that consumption by worker bees was highest in the diet group supplemented with spirulina (diet II). Although there was no statistical difference regarding the Vg content in the hemolymph, numerically, the highest content was found in diet group IV (lyophilized lactose-free skimmed milk powder) (4.73 ± 0.03 ng/mL). ALC and HPG were highest in the group fed diet II. These results suggest that offering honey bees diets with certain protein sources can support their physiological traits.
蜜蜂在开花植物的授粉过程中发挥着重要作用。当蜂群缺乏花粉（它们的主要营养物质之一，即蛋白质）时，就需要补充蛋白质。在本研究中，调查了含有六种不同蛋白质来源的日粮对工蜂生理特征（卵黄原蛋白（Vg）、腹部脂质含量（ALC）、咽下腺（HPG））和食量的影响。日粮（日粮I，……，日粮VI）的蛋白质来源包括花粉、螺旋藻粉（戈蒙特）、新鲜蛋黄、冻干无乳糖脱脂奶粉、活性新鲜酵母和蜂蛋白。结果发现，补充螺旋藻的日粮组（日粮II）中工蜂的食量最高。虽然血淋巴中Vg含量没有统计学差异，但在数值上，日粮IV组（冻干无乳糖脱脂奶粉）的含量最高（4.73±0.03纳克/毫升）。ALC和HPG在喂食日粮II的组中最高。这些结果表明，为蜜蜂提供含有特定蛋白质来源的日粮可以支持它们的生理特性。
