ApiSave™ is a novel plant extract developed as a natural product to improve honeybee colony health by improving colony resilience to multiple disease and pest threats.
As pathogen and pest resistance increases and beekeepers seek natural, residue-free products to help reduce, and ultimately eliminate, colony collapse and to boost colony size and productivity, ApiSave™ offers a promising solution using plant-based compounds to support bee health.
ApiSave™ research has demonstrated multiple benefits for honeybee colony health:
Disease Pressure Resilience: Helps colonies maintain higher brood and larvae survival when facing European Foulbrood (EFB), a bacterial disease caused by Melissococcus plutonius that can kill bee larvae before they develop into adult bees.
Varroa Mite Management: Reduces Varroa mite impact and helps to maintain low Varroa mite load in treated colonies, addressing one of the most serious threats to honeybee survival.
Colony Productivity: Colonies treated with ApiSave™ maintain honey production and population growth even under disease and parasite pressure assuring bountiful products and optimal pollination.
Safe and Well-Tolerated: Bees tolerate ApiSave™ applications well with no negative impacts on colony health or productivity.
One research study at the National Bee Diagnostic Centre tested ApiSave™ on European Foulbrood (EFB) infected bee larvae on hives in both laboratory and field conditions.
Laboratory Results: When honeybee larvae infected with M. plutonius were fed with ApiSave™ during controlled rearing:
• Larvae survival rates reached 67-75% after 4 days
• Untreated infected larvae had only 4% survival
• ApiSave™ demonstrated clear protective effects to bee larvae
Field Trial Results: When naturally infected colonies were treated with ApiSave™ in icing sugar:
• 3 out of 6 colonies successfully recovered from EFB infection
• Treatment was applied weekly over 2 weeks
A field trial was conducted during an 8-week period with 150 colonies in Huatulco, Mexico, testing three different ApiSave™ doses delivered in sugar dust.
Key Findings:
• ApiSave™ Dose 2 showed the strongest effect: 39% relative reduction in mite levels(39% mite load decrease from 17.6% to 10.7% infestation) whereas control group(sugar only) increased 53% in mite infestation.
• Despite heavy mite pressure, treated colonies remained productive and continued producing honey throughout the trial.
These two independent studies demonstrate that ApiSave™ provides multi-faceted protection for honey bee colonies under bacterial disease or varroa mite pressure, all while maintaining colony productivity. ApiSave™ represents a significant advancement in natural beekeeping solutions. As beekeepers face increasing restrictions on antibiotic use and growing concernsover chemical residues, ApiSave™ offers an effective, well-tolerated plant-based alternative for maintaining healthy, productive bee colonies.
We're hard at work running trials and testing to make sure we can bring the best product to the fields. See all of our scientific results and posters at the link below.
See our scienceApiSave™ can be applied as an additive mixed with icing sugar, sugar syrup, pollen patty or other sugar-based bee feeds. As an alternative to direct feeding, the plant-based compounds can be distributed throughout the colony as bees groom themselves and share food, providing colony-wide protection against disease and pest pressure.
As a food supplement, ApiSave™ can be delivered to bees without any changes to current beefeeding practices.
ApiSave™ can be used by beekeepers as a tool to support colony health. We have research evidence to show that ApiSave™ does not leave chemical residues in honey and wax. Currently we still advice users to use ApiSave™ outside of honey flow season per regulation requirement.
The extract has been tested at concentrations ranging from 1-2 grams/week/single box hive depending on the application method, with higher concentrations showing stronger effects while maintaining excellent bee tolerance.
ApiSave™ can penetrate biofilm, making it more effective than anti-microbial agents.
ApiSave™ protects the environment at the same time as reducing harm for bees and pollinators.
ApiSave™ helps bees improve their immune systems, helping them fend off harmful bee pathogens and pests. Therefore, we improve pollination efficiency, resulting in more crops and plants. This creates a broad range of positive impacts such as reducing atmospheric carbon.
ApiSave™ uses 100% water extraction without solvents. There is no pollution to the water table during our water extraction process.
ApiSave™ is an organic plant extract, and it leaves not harmful chemical residuals in the environment after using it.
ApiSave™ is created from a FDA labelled Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) plant. This means it is safe to consume in most situations.
All the waste material produced in the process of manufacturing and using ApiSave™ is 100% biodegradable, leaving no lasting trace in the environment.
ApiSaveTM uses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework published by the United Nations to articulate our sustainability goals.
ApiSaveTM is here to make Earth a better place by using natural extracts derived from plants to replace synthetic products.
The SDGs below illustrate the purpose behind our everyday work.
Preserve the life and well-being of bees and the range of people, plants and animals that depend on their existence for survival.
Increase crop efficiency, resiliency, and yield to prevent hunger.
Protect biodiversity, both commercial and wild, to prevent hunger.
Support sustainable agriculture by creating healthy and prolific honey and pollination industries.
Ensure all people are not exposed to synthetic chemicals and pesticides.
Prevent antibiotic resistance by reducing antibiotic use, thereby increasing antibiotic product efficacy.
Improve the lives of farmers by reducing exposure to synthetic pesticides.
Improve the lives of food processing workers who are exposed to harsh chemicals.
Provide jobs to people world wide.
Protect the jobs of people working with pollination and honey.
Increase profits for agricultural workers by preventing bees from dying and increasing crop yield.
Ensuring the consumption of food products and agriculture products doesn’t create permanent waste, such as plastics, non-biodegradable waste, and carbon emissions.
Produce plant-based products which offer lower carbon footprints in production, processing and distribution.
Reduce the incidence of toxic chemicals entering bodies of water by manufacturing responsible alternative products in an appropriate way.
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