TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of using Organic Acid, Prebiotics and Probiotics as a Supplement in Stimulant Syrup on the Performance of Iranian Bee Colonies TT - بررسی اثر استفاده از اسیدآلی، پری بیوتیک و پروبیوتیک به عنوان مکمل در شربت تحریکی بر عملکرد کلنی های زنبور عسل ایرانی JF - rap JO - rap VL - 13 IS - 36 UR - http://rap.sanru.ac.ir/article-1-1242-en.html Y1 - 2022 SP - 172 EP - 178 KW - Colony performance KW - Honey bee KW - Organic acid KW - Prebiotic N2 - Extended abstract Introduction and Objective: This study aims to investigate the nutritional effects of organic acids, prebiotics, probiotics and (prebiotic + probiotic( combination on increasing adult bee population, neonatal rearing, beeswax production, pollen storage and hives weight gain before the honey harvesting season in Iranian honey bees. Materials and Methods: This experiment was conducted using 25 Iranian honey bee colonies with the same sister queen and with the same conditions in a completely randomized design with 5 experimental treatments including control group (sugar syrup 1: 1), organic acid (8 cc per 1 liter of syrup 1:1), prebiotics (10 g per 1 liter of syrup 1: 1), probiotics (5 g per 1 liter of syrup 1: 1) and (prebiotic + probiotic) combination (10 g + 5 g per 1 liter of syrup 1: 1) and 5 repetitions for 30 days before the honey harvesting season. Results: The adult bee population in the colonies that received organic acid and prebiotic + probiotic( combination was significantly higher than the control treatment (p<0.05). Neonatal rearing and beeswax production increased in colonies that received organic acid, prebiotic, probiotic and )prebiotic + probiotic( combination compared to the control treatment (p<0.05). The effect of experimental treatments on pollen storage was not significant (p<0.05). Hives weight gain increased in all experimental treatments, except for the colonies that received probiotics, compared to the control treatment (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results showed that the use of organic acid, prebiotic, probiotic and (prebiotic + probiotic) combination in bee stimulation feeding before the honey harvesting season can improve the performance of Iranian bee colonies. M3 10.52547/rap.13.36.172 ER -