The Guardian Australia
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·7 hours ago
Honeybees make specialised ‘baby food’ to give larvae balanced diet, study says
Honeybees create specialized 'baby food' to provide larvae with a balanced diet, according to a study published in Current Biology. Researchers found that adult bees adjust their diets based on the nutritional quality of pollen sources, highlighting the importance of diverse pollen for bee health. Feeding larvae with mixed pollen enhances growth by delivering essential amino acids.
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