Functional Feed for Better Food
The digestive system of honey bees is the place of establishment of a specialized microbial population, which plays an important role in fermentation and digestion of sugars and complex carbohydrates, neutralization of toxins, biosynthesis of nutrients, strengthening the immune system and fighting pathogens. Therefore, factors such as diet, environmental pollution, and pathogens that affect the balance of the microbial population of the digestive system of honey bees can seriously endanger the health and performance of the colony.