>She found that higher protein resulted in faster growth rates and higher death rates 

In this study, they found that if you force bees that need carbohydrate as their main nutrient, like foragers, to overeat a high-protein low-carbohydrate formula just to get the carbohydrate they need, the bees die sooner. The study also traced how the "Nutritional intake target of worker bees shifts towards carbohydrate with age and caste" which IMO differentiates how bees use protein from other livestock. 

>Our data show that worker honeybees prioritize their intake of carbohydrates over dietary EAAs, even when overeating EAAs to obtain sufficient >carbohydrates results in a shorter lifespan.

Nutritional balance of essential amino acids and carbohydrates of the adult worker honeybee depends on age
Pier P. Paoli • Dion Donley • Daniel Stabler • Anumodh Saseendranath • Susan W. Nicolson • Stephen J. Simpson • Geraldine A. Wright

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