If flowering periods are shortened due to high summer temperatures, nectar input will be seriously affected, resulting in considerably lower honey production.
Varroa is a mite that parasitizes bees, weakening their immune system. It arrived in Catalonia at the beginning of the 80s of the last century.
Climate change means that the seasons of the year are affected, when we have very short springs and autumns, the bees cannot take advantage of all the flowering and the food supply will be seriously affected. The high temperatures recorded in recent summers make the bees suffer a lot and have to find natural sources of water.
If we do not treat it in time, the varroa multiplies and can destroy the entire beehive, in addition to being a carrier of many diseases that affect bees.
The hexagonal shape is the one that makes better use of the space, and therefore the one that can store the most amount of honey.
Honey does not have an expiration date, but it does have a best-before date of 2 years from the date of packaging. From this date, the honey gradually loses its aromas and nutritional properties.
It varies according to the type of flower, and the consistency can be fluid, viscous, creamy and fully or partially crystallized.
Nectar is a sugary juice that some organs of flowers produce, and that some insects suck.
The aroma and above all the properties of the honey begin to degrade and denature from temperatures above 42 ºC.
They are insects that never sleep, what they do is slow down their work rate and thus rest.
Bees pollinate about 170,000 different species of plants.
It takes the work of 12 bees throughout their lives.
A bee has to visit 4 million flowers and travel a distance equivalent to going around the world four times.