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Nutritious "smoothie" mix may energize honey bees.

M2 PRESSWIRE-29 July 2003-US ARS: Nutritious "smoothie" mix may energize honey bees(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Just like people, honey bees need nutritious food to stay strong and healthy. Now, more than two dozen beekeepers throughout the United States are giving their bees a chance to taste-test a new, high-energy drink formulated especially for hardworking honey bees.

The new beverage formulation may bolster the pollination prowess of domesticated honey bees, Apis mellifera. Honey bees are the primary pollinators of dozens of fruit, nut, seed and fiber crops.

The smoothie mix is a light-tan powder, about the texture of wheat flour.

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