Abstract:
The invention relates to beekeeping, namely to a method of feeding bees. The process, according to the invention, includes feeding the bees during the spring with a mixture of 50% sugar and 1.25-3.5 ml/l of a 2% aqueous solution of hexaaminocobalt(III) chloride, in an amount of 1,0 l of mixture to a family of bees, over every 7 days, from April until the main harvest. The result of the invention consists in increasing the strength of the bee families, the brood of the queens, the number of hatched brood and the production of honey.