Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

It was Brawndo, the thirst mutilator. Turns out the bees needed more electrolytes

Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers provided bees with a nutritionally complete diet that boosted reproduction up to 15-fold. Unlike commercial substitutes that lack key nutrients, this supplement mimics natural pollen’s sterol profile, giving bees the equivalent of a balanced diet.

We figured out how to make genuinely helpful bee food

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