The quality of bee honey can be determined organoleptically and by other simple techniques. Great importance in determining the quality of honey has a viscosity – the resistance of honey to flow through the hole, expressed by conventional units (the ratio of the speed of flow of honey compared to water). The viscosity of honey […]
Pumpkin is a valuable food and fodder plant, and in addition a pharmacy in miniature. For the manufacture of medicines, pumpkin flesh, seeds and even stems (sticks) are used. The action of the plant is bile, urine and glistogone. Pumpkin flesh contains water, proteins, enzymes, sugar, fiber, minerals, carotene, ascorbic and nicotinic acids, thiamine, riboflavin […]
Wintering proceeds normally when the deep, long-lasting peace of the bees is not disturbed. After all, they are in a state of low life in winter, they move very little. They doze, take care of themselves, accumulate strength by spring. Consume and the minimum amount of food – less than a kilo of honey per […]
Cracks of wavy asbestos-cement roofs can be repaired by pasting a piece of roofing felt with a hot two-wave bitumen by melting hot bitumen. The upper end of the roofing material should be pushed under the above slate leaves. How to repair a grindstone. The serrated grindstone can be repaired with cement mortar, which consists […]
In the warm season, in good weather, even in a time-free period, throughout the day a small part of the flying bees of the family is always in flight in search of sources of bribes: nectar and pollen. Sometimes these bees are called bee-scouts. Guided by their eyesight and sense of smell, they “examine” the […]
Eucalyptus honey is unpleasant to the taste, but highly valued, as it is used in folk medicine for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Literary data on the medicinal properties of eucalyptus honey in tuberculosis are contradictory: some praise these properties, others consider them exaggerated. Bees produce this honey from nectar of large single flowers with […]
During the growth of bee colonies, swarms are formed and formed. Despite counter-measures, swarms often fly out of hives, are planted on a tree, shrub or specially arranged near the apiary, and after a while fly away to a new place. The loss of a swarm results in a shortage of a certain amount of […]
In spring, the main event in the apiary is the flight of bees, with which the entire work of beekeepers is connected. The apiary, which wintered in the room, is exposed to the points cleared of snow. Hives with bees are placed in a cozy place, which is well heated by the sun. Flyover is […]
Chemical toxicosis is an infectious disease caused by the poisoning of bees by poison-insecticides used to control insects harmful to agriculture and forestry. Causes of the disease. Chemical poisons, applied against harmful insects (insecticides), are divided into contact, or poisons of external action, and intestinal, or poisons of internal action. Poisons of contact action poison […]
Recipe 1 Mask for all skin types. Fresh grass dandelion, arnica, chamomile, mint, nettle, sage, plantain crush into mortars, add a little boiled water and honey, and for dry, aging skin – grape juice. Recipe 2 Mix a teaspoon of honey with the same amount of oatmeal and a whipped egg of one egg. Effective […]