Are probiotics really helping bees? Dr. Kirk E. Anderson USDA
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2024
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In today's episode, we’ll explore some critical and timely issues in honeybee health, including his recent work with Randy Oliver on the efficacy of non-native probiotics in honeybee colonies, his strong letter against the use of non-native probiotics in honey bee health, published in Bee Culture Magazine and other topics.
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I'm very grateful for this study. And certainly don't care to debate the topic. Yet after attending the NJ Beekeeping conference and hearing a speaker from Betterbee speak on Kirk Anderson's study on probiotics not finding any of the strains in the bees guts, I wanted answers. It was frustrating for me because for years I have sworn by them as I have used Strong Microbial's Probiotic powder for years, and I swear I see a difference in my colony health. But I took it further and called Strong Microbial's and spoke to them about it. This was their explanation: They told me this research was correct--that you are not going to find our probiotic strains in the bees guts, and added: because that is not how these probiotics work. They said that after the bees consume the probiotics, each strain creates a different fatty-acid chain that in turn fuel the Microbiome in the gut. And this fueling of the microbiome does in fact help generate health for the bees. So I continue to stand by it. But am grateful for the new science.
Thank you both very much. Very informative.
I will definitely be paying attention to Dr. Andersons future work.
Nice! Thanks for your time. Good to Know. One question comes to mind. Is there some kind of reaction within the gut of the honeybee with the probiotic changing that makes them healthier? Idk if I’m understanding it all correctly.
I would like to know if mould /mildew harm the bees in the hive?
Generally they get some mould/mildew over winter when they arent covering the entire hive, just clustering. Dark, humid conditions are perfect!
As far as i know there are no moulds that have been shown to have a detrimental effect on adult bees. Personally I suspect they eat it.
As they start to become active in the spring they get a bit of chalkbrood that generally clears up as soon as nectar starts coming in or you add some syrup.
They'll clean up old mouldy brood frames if you scrape out the worst of it and give it to strong colonies.
This is a good video, however I wish you showed less of the paper text and more of Dr Anderson’s handsome face
Thanks for all your hard work but why everyone is so obsessed with more and bigger honey production, it’s always more and more like milk cows or chicken, do we always forgetting that we talking about free range insects. And within the reflection of our own living environment.
Commercial beekeepers are pigs.
I disagree with Dr. Anderson.
His skepticism of entrepreneurship and probiotics goes beyond facts.
Dr. Anderson did not review the data on colony strength, and these data were not included in his publication, yet he said there was no effect. The data that Mr. Oliver shared with me actually shows that probiotic bees had better survival and increased colony strength. However, the data were excluded from peer review under the heading "there's nothing there."
I did not know that. Thanks for sharing.
It's one of those things that people put in all of their hives and are sure they are doing good.. but there's nothing different to see.
Here we have in liquid form EM - probiotic that l tried many times and never seen anything.
In my opinion it's much better to mix 1 liter of fresh goat or cow milk, 1 liter water with 2 kilogram sugar and feed that syrup a couple times a year.. or that water that remains after making cheese. Mix fresh 1/1 and feed 1L.. the same day if possible.
But if you have a good area around with all kinds of pollen and a solid flow.. nobody can produce anything better than what bees can collect. I don't know what you people trying to accomplish.. all the great, best stuff is already in the hives collected by the bees. That's the best medicine