Table 1.

Feed additives used in this work, their dosages applied in each treatment per hive in the presented trials, and recommended doses for full size colonies. * Dose recalculated according to the colony size of nucs, expressed as μL of active ingredient dissolved in 30 mL of sugar syrup. ** Total recommended dose for 3 administrations with weekly cadence; *** Prepared according to [23,32], 4 different administered with weekly cadence.

Experimental Theses			Dose per Treatment *	Reference Article
Thesis Acronym	Active Ingredient	Commercial Brand
HA	Thymol + Seaweeds mixture	HiveAliveTM Advance Science	300 L (2.4 mg of thymol)	Manufacturer instructions
BM	Bacteria mixture **	N.A.	2.2 × 10${}^8$ bacterial cells/mL ***	[23,32]
CTR	-	-	-	-