Sugar feeding is crucial to bee colonies during periods without natural nectar resources. The health and the development of bee colonies are affected by the sugar feeding type. Also, some materials can be added to the sugar feeding to boost the ability of bee colonies to withstand parasites. Three materials (mint, cinnamon, and chamomile) are used commonly to control bee parasites (e.g. Varroa mites). In the present study, the effects of these materials on the development and health of bee colonies were assessed. Sugar candy supplemented with these materials plus sugar candy only as a control group were tested. Bee colonies were fed with these feeding types weekly. Then, some parameters were evaluated. The results showed the suitability of the tested feeding types to bee colonies. Building of wax foundations was accelerated in cinnamon group. This group had also the lowest infestation rates with Varroa mites, suggesting a specific role of cinnamon in Varroa control. The colony development was significantly better in chamomile group than the other groups. Mint group showed no variations than the control group in most parameters. All feeding types showed safety to bees based on morphological characteristics and bee survival results. Practically, cinnamon is advised when building of wax combs is required while chamomile is recommended when increasing strength of colonies is needed. The role of cinnamon in controlling Varroa is recommended for further investigations.

在没有天然花蜜资源的时期，食糖对蜜蜂群体至关重要。蜂群的健康和发育受食糖类型的影响。同样，可以向糖料中添加一些物质，以增强蜂群抵抗寄生虫的能力。通常使用三种材料（薄荷，肉桂和洋甘菊）来控制蜜蜂的寄生虫（例如Varroa螨）。在本研究中，评估了这些材料对蜂群发育和健康的影响。测试了补充有这些材料的糖糖果以及仅作为对照组的糖糖果。每周向蜜蜂殖民地饲喂这些饲喂类型。然后，评估一些参数。结果表明，所测试的喂养类型适合于蜂群。肉桂组加快了蜡粉基础的建设。这组人患Varroa螨的发生率也最低，这表明肉桂在Varroa中具有特定作用控制。洋甘菊组的菌落发育明显好于其他组。薄荷组在大多数参数上没有显示出与对照组相比的变化。根据形态特征和蜜蜂存活结果，所有喂养类型均显示对蜜蜂的安全性。实际上，当需要建立蜡梳时，建议使用肉桂，而当需要增加菌落的强度时，建议使用洋甘菊。建议在进一步研究中肉桂在控制Varroa中的作用。