Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

The present investigations on “Studies on the impact of vitamin supplemented pollen substitutes on honey production of Apis mellifera L. colonies during dearth period in Kashmir” were carried out during the dearth period of 2020 and 2021 at Research and Training Centre for Pollinators, Pollinisers, and Pollination Management, (Division of Entomology) SKUAST-K Shalimar. Eleven treatments were given which include six water soluble vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, cyanocobalamin, niacin and ascorbic acid), basic PAU pollen substitute mixed with all the vitamins, basic PAU pollen substitute without any supplemented vitamins, Pollen supplemented (Basic PAU pollen substitute +10% bee collected pollen) and: Pollen feeding (check1): Normal colony (check 11).Besides, this the unsealed honey store was highest in PAU pollen substitute (358.92 g,457.60 g) and lowest in mixture excluding pyridoxine (178.47 g, 200.27 g), however the sealed honey store was highest in mixture (365.86 g, 386.99 g) and lowest in colonies given the diet mixture excluding niacin (91.14 g, 80.60 g).