> Supplementary feeding is widely used to support and build up honey bee colonies, but the nutritional basis of protein supplements is poorly understood. At present, true substitutes for pollen do not exist. A more rational approach based on honey bee ecology and physiology is needed.
Wright, G. A., Nicolson, S. W., & Shafir, S. (2018). Nutritional physiology and ecology of honey bees. Annual review of entomology, 63, 327-344.
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