Studying the Effect of Using Super Protein, Vitamin C and E as a Food Substitute in Honeybee Colony Activity

The research was conducted in a native apiary in Baghdad Governorate- Al-Buaitha, to evaluate the effect of adding super protein, vitamin C and vitamin E to the diet of honeybee colonies, and to study their effect on the activity, growth, development and productivity of the colonies of honey. The results of the research showed that super protein nutrition achieved the best percentages, and according to the results of the statistical analysis, it significantly outperformed the sugar solution feeding and control, in terms of measuring the honey area 2.631 cm2, the brood area 1.622 cm2 and the pollen area 0.378 cm2. The results of the use of vitamins also showed that the best treatments were using vitamin C nutrition, and according to the results of the statistical analysis, it significantly outperformed all other treatments in terms of measuring the honey area 3.820 cm2 and the brood area 1.821 cm2 and pollen area 0.608 cm2. The results showed that vitamin E nutrition outperformed the sugar solution feeding and control, as the average area of honey, brood and pollen grains were (2.960 cm2, 1.624 cm2 and 0.473 cm2) respectively.