Effect of HiveAlive on colony population
Jul 09, 2025
- Published in the Journal of Apicultural ResearchΒ - Trials were performed by the Hellenic Institute of Apiculture, Greece.Β Read the published paper.
- Increased PopulationΒ - A near doubling (89%) in colony population in comparison to ordinary syrup when used biannually. Similar results seen inΒ FrenchΒ trial.
- Lower Winter MortalityΒ - None of the 20 colonies fed syrup with HiveAliveβ’ failed whilst 3 hives failed in the syrup only group.
Feeding of colonies with HiveAlive results in a large increase in colony population compared to control with continued use. Colonies are significantly stronger after one year of feeding but best results are observed with continued annual usage. Feeding HiveAlive for a year and a half resulted in anΒ 89% increase in colony populationΒ compared to control.
The HiveAlive fed group hadΒ reduced overwinter mortalityΒ compared to the control group. The control group experienced 15% losses whilst the HiveAlive group had no losses.
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