| abstract |
This invention relates to a method for preventing and treating the Colony Collapse Problem, which consists in the use of an automated device that supplies a diet specifically calibrated for consumption by bee-breeding colonies to be treated. The apparatus comprises a box-type container (10) that accommodates at least one reservoir to be liquid-tight, accessible from the outside through a nozzle (4), a device for atomizing a liquid solution or suspension contained in the tank, means for supplying (2, 1) of the liquid atomized solution or suspension in micrometric drops outside the apparatus, and a control unit programmed to synchronize the supply of the solution or suspension outwards, for the determination of the amount of solution or suspension supplied and to emit alarm signals in case of malfunction, the device being powered by CD with the power supplied by a solar panel (5) located outside the container. The liquid solution or suspension comprises tonic ingredients and nutrients, which mainly consist of powdered milk, sugars and lower organic acids, antioxidant and antiseptic ingredients contained in plant extracts and healing ingredients for bees, such as thyme essential oils and oxalic acid . |