Honey or pollen used as food by bees.
- This so-called bee bread is used later by the young bees to make pap, bee milk or jelly for the larvae.
- The eggs hatch in 2 to 3 days and each larva develops within their own chamber, using the bee bread as a food source.
- In the first case, it appears that something is present in the infected hives which are detectable in both bee bread and honey.
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