I am exploring how probiotics and prebiotics can help honey bees in their fight against diseases and pest. Is it possible to use probiotics and prebiotics supplements, and not chemical treatments, in the bees' fight against these issues?
The activity of lactic acid bacteria against bee bacterial pathogens are a subject of intensive research now and the results seem promising. Fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) may be of special interest for the production of probiotics. Check for example: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-019-0541-6
or Article Isolation and characterization of a new fructophilic Lactoba...