Study of the possibilities of using humic substances in combination with autochthonous probiotic bee lactobacilli to improve the health of honeybees and the quality of bee products

During the solution of the project VEGA 1/0505/19, which will end this year, we managed to clarify the immunomodulatory effect of a probiotic preparation for honeybees, which we developed in previous research and which stimulates the production of antimicrobial peptides in bees and modulates the composition of intestinal microbiota. We also successfully isolated and tested a new bee strain with probiotic potential - Apilactobacillus kunkeei V18. The aim of our next research is to develop a new probiotic preparation based on autochthonous bee strains of lactobacilli in combination with humic substances, which would expand the spectrum of action of the preparation, especially by reducing the toxicity of pesticides and other xenobiotics with which bees come into contact and negatively affect their microbiota and immunity. These results will extend knowledge about the effects of humic substances on honeybees, as scientific knowledge in this area is currently very limited.