Department of Animal Science Ataturk University 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
*Corresponding author: Ziraat Fakultesi Zootekni Bolumu 25240 Erzurum/Turkey, Tel.: +90 442 231 26 77, Fax: +90 442 236 09 58, E-mail address: dodol@atauni.edu.tr.
Some changes in physiological characteristics of honey bee colonies were investigated by using supplementary feeding in addition to pasture conditions in spring. The supplementary feeds were cakes prepared with (1) honey and pollen, (2) soya flour, pollen, sucrose and water, (3) yeast, pollen, sucrose and water, (4) yeast, sucrose and water (5) soya flour, sucrose and water, with an unsupplemented control group (6). Use of honey and pollen cake as supplementary feed for beekeeping is recomended.
Honey bee (Apis mellifera), supplementary feeding, colony performance
