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Newly emerged Apis mellifera workers received three pollen substitute diets or two beebread-based reference diets for five days before exposure to 45 \u00b0C for 4 h. Expression of 12 genes related to nutrition, endocrine regulation, immunity, oxidative defense, and cellular stress was examined using mixed-effects and multivariate analyses. Immune-derived predicted biological age was estimated before and after heat exposure. Apparent consumption and survival were evaluated in an independent 18-day feeding assay without heat. Significant diet \u00d7 heat interactions occurred for 10 genes, whereas tor and dome showed no significant interactions. At baseline, Diet2(M) exhibited a transcriptional profile similar to the control and a lower predicted biological age than Diet1(S) and Diet3(O). Diet2(M) also supported higher survival than Diet1(S), despite similar apparent consumption among substitute diets. These findings indicate that pollen substitute composition, rather than apparent consumption alone, can shape physiology and survival. Diet2(M) is therefore a priority candidate for colony-level evaluation, although improved heat tolerance was not demonstrated. 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