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US 12,514,269 B2Granted
Bee nutrition
AssigneeApix Biosciences Biosciences NV
InventorsGeraldine Wright, Sharoni Shafir, Sue Nicolson, Phil Stevenson
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Abstract
A method for increasing bee performance by administering pollen substitutes to bees where the pollen substitute includes sources of proteins, fatty acids and carbohydrates.
Claims20
A method for increasing honeybee performance, comprising:
- administering to a bee a pollen substitute composition, the bee pollen substitute comprising:
- (1) by weight of dry ingredients:
- a. 20 to 90 wt % of carbohydrates;
- b. 10 to 50 wt % of protein;
- c. 1 to 30 wt % of fatty acids, including linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid;
- and
- d. between about 0.01% to 4.0% by dry weight of a composition of sterols, comprising:
- 24-methylene cholesterol;
- and at least two sterols from the group consisting of:
- campesterol, β-sitosterol and cholesterol;
- and
- 2. water.
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