Fig 1.
Mean weight (g) of supplement diet consumed by honey bee colonies in each treatment.
(A), the maximum weight (shows as mean ± standard error) of diet consumption by honeybee colonies over the time of observation. (B), the maximum weight (shows as mean ± standard error) of various diets consumed by honey bee colony per week. The different small letter within each data represents statistically significant differences (p<0.05).
Table 1.
Effect of various supplemental diets on honeybee health and colony performance.
Fig 2.
The foraging effort and pollen collection weight (shows as mean ± standard error) by consumption of various diets.
(A), the mean number of bees with pollen was recorded at 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 15:00 PM. (B), the mean number of foragers were detected per week per colony. (C), the mean collected pollen weight by use of various diets. (D), the mean collection of pollen weight per week per colony. The different small letter within each data represents statistically significant differences (p<0.05).
Fig 3.
The worker sealed brood area (shows as mean ± standard error) recorded after the consumption of various diets.
(A), the mean sealed brood area over the time of observation. (B), the mean sealed brood area after each twelve days intervals. The different small letter within each data represents statistically significant differences (p<0.05).
Fig 4.
The number of frames (shows as mean ± standard error) with bees recorded after the consumption of various diets.
(A), the mean number of frames over the time of observation. (B), the mean number of frames with bees after each twelve days intervals.
Fig 5.
The amount of honey yield (shows as mean ± standard error) per colony was recorded after the consumption of various diets.
The different small letter within each data represents statistically significant differences (p<0.05).