Abstract:
The process includes feeding the bees in the fall with a mixture of 60% sugar syrup and 1.5-4.0 ml/L of 3% aqueous solution of stevioside, in the amount of 3.0 L per bee colony, and in the spring with mixture of 50% sugar syrup and 1.5-4.0 ml/L of 3% aqueous solution of stevioside, in the amount of 1.0 L per bee colony, over every 7 days, from April to the main harvest.