Summary from the link:
Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.
Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold
Submitted 3 weeks ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to [deleted]
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260327000518.htm
Comments
shweddy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
BillyClark@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
It just occurred to me that since this is labeled as a superfood, someone out there is going to start marketing and selling this yeast to humans. Learn the secret nutritional hack that saved the bees, and all of that bullshit.
crazycraw@crazypeople.online 3 weeks ago
click here … and we’ll tell the… one … simple ingredient. that could have been described in the title but here we are.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
And yet you also didn’t bother to share it 😅
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
24-methylenecholesterol, campesterol, isofucosterol, β-sitosterol, cholesterol, and desmosterol.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I approve this pro-bee story.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Don’t the young that are born still need honey to survive, which is dependant on available wild pollen?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The “superfood” was pollen, just with added . . . lipids?
Part of this complete breakfast!
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Viagra for bees. Who’d thought.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
the nutrients:
24-methylenecholesterol, campesterol, isofucosterol, β-sitosterol, cholesterol, and desmosterol.