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Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold (www.sciencedaily.com)

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[-] dumnezero@piefed.social 19 points 1 week ago

Beekeepers provide colonies with pollen substitutes, but these feeds do not sustain brood production because they lack essential sterols found in pollen.

So they were being starved by the bee farmers. Got it.

[-] huf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

you mean bees need more than sugarwater to live? huh. what about high fructose corn syrup thren?

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