🔬 Science Mar 31, 2026 · Washington State

Replacing pollen with ‘granola bars’ is good for honey bees

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Replacing pollen with ‘granola bars’ is good for honey bees
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A human-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale over the course of two winter seasons, according to a new study.
The study in the journal Insects looked at the new feed as used by five commercial beekeepers in California and Idaho from fall 2022 to spring 2024. This study is a follow-up to an initial paper describing the bee feed.
The nutritionally complete feed, which resembles an oversized, very thin granola bar, was developed by APIX Biosciences, a biotech

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