{"id":2903,"date":"2026-06-09T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roket.click\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:42:38","slug":"medaus-menuo-bityne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roket.click\/en\/medaus-menuo-bityne\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeymoon at the apiary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daugeliui medaus m\u0117nuo siejasi su vestuv\u0117mis, kelion\u0117mis ir romanti\u0161ka prad\u017eia. Bitininkams jis rei\u0161kia visai k\u0105 kita. Tai metas, kai paai\u0161k\u0117ja, kaip bit\u0117s per\u017eiemojo, ar \u0161eima pakankamai stipri gausiam medune\u0161iui ir ar visas met\u0173 darbas dav\u0117 laukiam\u0173 rezultat\u0173.<\/span><\/p>\n

B\u016btent pavasar\u012f prasideda intensyviausias bi\u010di\u0173 gyvenimo etapas. Jos stato naujus korius, renka nektar\u0105 ir \u017eiedadulkes, augina nauj\u0105 kart\u0105, o bitininkai r\u016bpinasi, kad \u0161eimoms nepritr\u016bkt\u0173 vietos, jos nespiest\u0173 ir b\u016bt\u0173 pasiruo\u0161usios gausiam medaus derliui.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0160iame straipsnyje pakviesime pa\u017evelgti \u012f medune\u0161\u012f bitininko akimis \u2013 su\u017einosite, kada i\u0161 tikr\u0173j\u0173 prasideda \u201emedaus m\u0117nuo\u201c, kaip atpa\u017einti stipri\u0105 bi\u010di\u0173 \u0161eim\u0105, kada galima kopin\u0117ti med\u0173 ir kod\u0117l pavasaris avilyje yra vienas svarbiausi\u0173 met\u0173 laikotarpi\u0173.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allusion to honeymoon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If the bees have woken up after the winter, settled down and become stronger, it does not mean that they are ready to be raided for honey. In a multi-storey hive, the nesting floor where the bees overwintered is like an untouchable safe from which honey should not be dug out, no matter how much you want it. The bees store part of their stores there to survive in rainy or cool weather, so it's a vital supply. If the nesting deck is more than two-thirds full of bees and you see bees swarming the comb, you can put the honey deck on top. Usually, the placing of a new honey supers coincides with the first flowering of spring plants. A honey storey is a beekeeper's paradise, as you can not only make honey for yourself but also for your neighbour. The stronger the colony, the more honey supers are gradually added and the more honey can be collected. It is also important to remember to uncap the hive before the start of the honey harvest so that the bees can return home as smoothly as possible, and to build a runway for the bees to ascend and descend.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strength of a bee colony can also be seen in the honeycomb sewing habits. Just before the start of the honey harvest, strong colonies sew honeycombs almost everywhere they have space. This phenomenon can be used to train the bees for spring slimming and physical preparation for the honeymoon. Although we may think that bees are tired and freezing in winter, the opposite is true. Most bees tend to put on an extra milligram during the winter. So yes, that's it! But even a little bit does not help when it comes to bringing nectar from across the nine seas, the nine lagoons. So, to help the bees get some exercise and 'burn off' the unnecessary milligrams, and to keep the hive fresh, we put about two-thirds of the frames on the ground floor and the hive floor before the honeymoon, and only one-third of the frames on the first and honey floor, with the wax plates and only one-third of the frames with the old combs from which the honey was drawn. Sewing the combs will not only make the bees more sporty, but will also distract them from their swarming tendency, which is particularly pronounced as soon as the honeymoon begins, when the air is very cloudy and the surrounding area full of pollen and nectar. Busy with house building, the bees will not have a moment to think about more building and will stay safely in their hive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only in dandelion fluff\"medkopis\"<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although everyone is impatient during the honeymoon period, the beekeepers who have the strength to wait for the sweet fruits of their labour are the winners. Once the nectar has been poured into the honeycomb, it doesn't look anything like honey. It is first fanned and thickened by the bees with their wings, evaporated of its moisture and then ripened. Unpublished Honey<\/a> <\/strong>- a very perishable and sour product, and should only be picked when well ripened.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is popular to say that we dig for honey when the dandelions are already in bloom and the fields are covered in their fluff. And then there's that romance. In fact, the main indicator that the first honey harvest is ready to be made is when the combs are buried. The bees, like us when we ferment cucumbers, seal all the honeycomb holes when they preserve the honey and make it ready for long term consumption. So if we want to harvest honey we need to have a good look at the comb. Those with at least 70 % of the apertures sealed can already be harvested, while others will have to wait.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wise beekeepers leave a single honey storey for the bees' food supply. This is usually the third or fourth, because the lower the storey, the Honey<\/strong> more mature. That's why beekeepers take the first few floors for themselves and leave at least one more honey floor for the bees, in addition to the nesting box, in case of emergencies such as rain, snow or drought. Because it is harder for bees to eat honey that is well ripened, we leave the freshest honey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caution - hard<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We often think of honey as being runny, sticky and creamy. Alas, alas, spring honey<\/a> <\/strong>- cool. In every sense. If you've ever had to hang real spring honey from a jar, even the spoon had to nod. This honey crystallises in 4-5 days once spun. This is especially important to remember if you are planning to store your spun honey in a large container, which you will have to hang it from later. So we hurry to put the spring honey into the desired shape and size of container as soon as it is spun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring honey<\/strong> \u201ekietas\u201c ir savo verte. Jame ma\u017eiausias kiekis alergen\u0173, tod\u0117l labai tinkamas b\u016bti pirmuoju vaiku\u010di\u0173 medumi. Taip pat \u0161is medus turi labai daug maisting\u0173j\u0173 med\u017eiag\u0173 \u2013 vien ko vertas \u017eydin\u010di\u0173 pieni\u0173 nektaras! Kadangi pavasar\u012f \u017eydi visa puok\u0161t\u0117 augal\u0173, \u0161is medus turi bene daugiausia \u012fvairi\u0173 vitamin\u0173 ir mikroelement\u0173. Be pieni\u0173 jame rasime sod\u0173 \u017eied\u0173 (obel\u0173, vy\u0161ni\u0173, kriau\u0161i\u0173, tre\u0161ni\u0173) nektaro, taip pat vis\u0173 pavasarini\u0173 vaista\u017eoli\u0173 (rakta\u017eoli\u0173, \u0161alpusni\u0173, dilg\u0117li\u0173 ir kt.) veikli\u0173j\u0173 med\u017eiag\u0173. Taigi, \u0161velnaus skonio, maloniai saldus ir tik su \u0161velniu poskoniu pavasario medus savyje talpina didel\u0119 dali Mendelejevo lentel\u0117s bei nei\u0161matuojam\u0105 kiek\u012f palaimingos pavasarin\u0117s saul\u0117s spinduli\u0173. Pavasar\u012f bit\u0117s ne tik renka nektar\u0105 ir \u017eiedadulkes \u2013 avilyje atsiranda ir kit\u0173 verting\u0173 bi\u010di\u0173 produkt\u0173, pavyzd\u017eiui,\u00a0bee pitch (propolis)<\/strong><\/a>, kur\u012f bit\u0117s naudoja avilio apsaugai ir higienai.<\/span><\/p>\n

Magic powder<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Spring is not only rich in honey, but also rich in pollen.<\/a><\/strong> They come in a variety of colours and shapes, flying through the air like a miniature sandstorm. In concentrated bombs of this goodness, we are also shown\"medaus<\/a>bees buzz. As spring is one of the busiest flowering seasons for plants, it is a good time for for pollen<\/strong> collect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bees forage for nectar from flower to flower. To prevent plants from feeling exploited, they have devised a clever plan to profit from these bee visits. As soon as the honey bee lands on a flower, countless bees cling to her legs from the stamens. pollen.<\/strong> When the bee flies to another plant, it shares the pollen it already has with that plant and picks up new pollen. This pollination process allows us to enjoy abundant harvests and full granaries. The bees carry all the remaining pollen like a small ball on their legs and take it with them to the hive.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the beekeeper does not collect pollen, it all travels bee bread rolls<\/a> <\/strong>gamybai. Jei kaupia \u2013 prie avilio lakos pritvirtinamos specialios grotel\u0117s, per kurias telpa tik pati bit\u0117, o \u017eiedadulki\u0173 granul\u0117s nutrupa \u012f speciali\u0105 rinktuv\u0119, kuri\u0105 reikia i\u0161tu\u0161tinti kiekvien\u0105 vakar\u0105. Kad bit\u0117ms \u017eiedaduki\u0173 pakakt\u0173 ir saviems poreikiams dalis groteli\u0173 aku\u010di\u0173 yra pla\u010dios ir praleid\u017eia bites \u012f avil\u012f su nenugrandytomis kojel\u0117mis. Taigi, ir vilkas sotus, ir avis sveika. Surinktos \u017eiedadulk\u0117s, kad b\u016bt\u0173 prailgintas j\u0173 naudojimo laikas, d\u017eiovinamos dvi paras specialiose d\u017eiovyklose, kuriose palaikoma avilio temperat\u016bra. Taip i\u0161gaunamas ilgai negendantis, ta\u010diau visas maistines med\u017eiagas i\u0161saugoj\u0119s produktas.<\/span><\/p>\n

When bees carry pollen in the spring, we can also judge the colony's capacity by counting the number of bees returning to the hive with pollen per minute. If we count around 20, we can expect a bumper crop from this colony.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honeymoon - a litmus test<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u0161 ties\u0173, kad ir k\u0105 besakyt\u0173 daugelis, medune\u0161is \u2013 tikras lakmuso popier\u0117lis, kuris patikrina kaip bitininkas tam pasiruo\u0161\u0119s, ar gerai pa\u017e\u012fsta savo augintines, kaip moka jas dresuoti ir valdyti \u012fvairiausias stichijas. B\u016btent i\u0161 tokio kruop\u0161taus darbo gimsta ne tik kokybi\u0161kas medus, bet ir \u012fvair\u016bs jo gaminiai, tarp j\u0173 \u2013\u00a0gumdrops<\/a> su medumi<\/strong>, pam\u0117gti tiek vaik\u0173, tiek suaugusi\u0173j\u0173. Nors yra manan\u010di\u0173, jog bit\u0117s \u2013 laukiniai vabzd\u017eiai patys sugebantys savimi pasir\u016bpinti, visgi tos, kurias laikome aviliuose yra m\u016bs\u0173 atsakomyb\u0117. Jei jos skraidyt\u0173 laukuose \u2013 tai b\u016bt\u0173 tiesiog kelios bit\u0117s i\u0161 milijard\u0173 kit\u0173 bi\u010di\u0173. Ir mes joms b\u016btume \u017emon\u0117s i\u0161 milijard\u0173 kit\u0173 \u017emoni\u0173. Ta\u010diau jos skraido m\u016bs\u0173 sode, o mes beld\u017eiam\u0117s \u012f j\u0173 namus. Jos m\u016bs\u0173 lap\u0117s, o mes j\u0173 Ma\u017eieji princai. \u201ePasidarai am\u017einai atsakingas u\u017e t\u0105, su kuo susibi\u010diuliauji\u201c (\u201eMa\u017easis princas\u201c, A. de Saint Exupery).<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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