Abstract— Honey bee hives are influenced by many different biotic and abiotic factors. Several studies demonstrate that the presence of the lactic acid producing bacteria such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Leuconostoc in honey bee intestinal tracts has a positive effect on a bee hive’s health. Bee hives which are lacking beneficial microflora could be supplied with it through a carrier media. The aim of this study was to evaluate several concentrations of inverted sugar syrup’s suitability for carrying lactic acid bacteria for possible enhancement of honey bee microflora by using lactic bacteria strains previously isolated from honey bee gastrointestinal tract in Latvian apiaries. Since sugar syrup is commonly used for feeding honey bees during the wintering it was decided to use it as a carrier media. There were five isolates of lactic acid bacteria used to test three concentrations of sugar syrup and it was found out that the inverted sugar syrup concentration of 25% is most suitable for carrying tested isolates judged by their growth dynamics and attraction from the bees.
Keywords— Honey bees, Lactic acid bacteria, Sugar syrup, Carrying media
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