Table 1 The supply and Preparation of nutrients.

From: Effects of sugar type and regional variation on the biochemical composition of royal jelly (Apis mellifera L.)

Feeding treatments

 

Glucose

Sucrose

Bee feed

Control

Glucose: Water (1:1v/v)

Brix 82

DE 37

Dextrose 14

Maltose 12

Granulated Sugar:

Water

(1:1v/v)

Pasteurized Bee Feed Syrup:

Sucrose: 30–36%

Glucose: 27–30%

Fructose: 37–40%

Dry Matter: 72 ± 2%

No feding; free foraging