Once again on the ventilation of hives

The bees are hibernating in the wild. In order to improve the ventilation of the hive, in autumn I remove one of the last frame from the nest and in the corners at the back wall I place the exhaust pipes that I have made, which run from the bottom to the overburden, bypassing the […]

Sweets from sunflower seeds with honey

The granules are dried and finely ground, mixed with the same amount of honey (after the mass) and cooked for 20 minutes on light fire. The end of cooking is determined by the stringiness of the sweets. Pour the prepared mass onto a sheet lined with wet paper. After cooling, cut the cake into pieces […]

Swallow honey

Swallow honey honey bees make from the fragrant nectar of a very valuable melliferous plant of the swallow. It is estimated that from a nectar harvested from a hectare of a blooming swallow, bees produce an average of 600 kg of honey. Swallow honey – light, with a yellow tinge, has a delicate aroma, excellent […]

Other types of bees

Science came to a firm conviction that in the course of the history of the Earth, highly organized animals developed from more low-order forms. Even in a short period of time equal to human life, this process of further species change can be observed to a small extent. If the modern animal world is something […]

Devices for the removal of fruits and berries

Fruits from high crowns are removed with the help of industrial harvesters. However, the industry so far can not meet the demand of amateur gardeners. Therefore, a well-known variety of self-made structures. For example, at the fruit picker, ring 1 is made from a 1 liter can. In the holes drilled in the ring, insert […]

Pancakes with honey or sugar

Food for cooking: 250 g of flour, 2-3 cups of milk, 3 eggs, butter to lubricate a frying pan, a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar. In 1/2 cup of milk stir 3 egg yolks, sugar, salt. Gradually stirring, pour in the flour, add the warmed butter (2 tablespoons) and mix into a homogeneous […]

Honey Cake

Dough: 250 g of flour, 100 g of melted honey, 50 g of ground nuts, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon of soda, 100 g of sugar, cinnamon, rum essence. Cream: 150 grams of ground nuts, 150 g of butter, 1 liter of milk, 500 g of sugar, vanillin. In the dishes with sifted flour and soda […]

Meleoz bees

Meleosis is an invasive disease caused by the parasitization of the larvae of Meloe beetles on the body of bees. The disease is usually short-lived, manifested by the excitement, anxiety of the bees and the death of a significant number of them. The causative agent of the disease. Larvae of the t-shirt are variegated (Meloe […]

Lotion for cleaning the skin of the face

For several millennia, the gifts of “winged hard workers” – honey, royal jelly, propolis, wax are successfully used as medical and cosmetic products. Honey, easily penetrating into the smallest pores of the skin, nourishes it and regulates the water balance, which keeps the skin in good condition, protects it from premature wilting. General restorative, tonic […]

Blackberry honey

Blackberry honey bees make from nectar beautiful flowers of widespread blackberry shrubs. It is transparent, like water, and has high taste qualities. From a hectare of blooming blackberry bees collect 20 kg of honey.