Miellerie de l’Estrie
SEVERAL TYPES OF HONEY ON SITE - OBSERVATION HONEY / LIVE BEES
BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT - BEEKEEPERS ON SITE FOR QUESTIONS
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Bee & honey
MIELLERIE DE L'ESTRIE PRODUCES HONEy OF A VERY HIGH QUALITY
H
ONEY
IS
A
PURELY
NATURAL
SWEET
SUBSTANCE
MADE
BY
BEES,
USING
FLOWER
NECTAR.
C
OMPOSED
OF
MORE
THAN
80%
CARBOHYDRATES
I
T
IS
AN
ENERGY
RICH
FOOD,
EASILY
DIGESTED
AND
ABSORBED
BY
THE
BODY.
H
ONEY
ALSO
CONTAINS
A
SMALL
AMOUNT
OF
POTASSIUM,
ALONG
WITH
TRACES
OF
A
FEW
OTHER
NUTRIENTS.
H
ONEY
IS
ALSO
AN
IMPORTANT
DIETARY
SOURCE
OF
ANTIOXIDANTS.
THE
MAJORITY
OF
THESE
ANTIOXIDANTS
ARE
FLAVONOIDS.
T
HESE
INTERACT
TO
NEUTRALIZE
FREE
RADICALS
IN
THE
BODY,
THUS
HELPING
TO
PREVENT
THE
ONSET
OF
CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES,
CERTAIN
CANCERS
AND
CERTAIN
NEURODEGENERATIVE
DISEASES.
T
HE
AMOUNT
AND
TYPE
OF
FLAVONOIDS
FOUND
IN
HONEY
VARY
DEPENDING
ON
THE
FLOWER
SOURCE.
F
OR
THE
SAME
AMOUNT,
HONEY
HAS
AN
ANTIOXIDANT
POWER
EQUIVALENT
TO
THAT
OF
MOST
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
N
OTE:
C
RYSTALLIZATION
OF
HONEY
IS
NOT
A
SIGN
OF
SPOILAGE
AND
IS
A
COMPLETELY
NATURAL
PROCESS.
T
O
RESTORE
ITS
FLUIDITY,
IT
SUFFICES
TO
HEAT
IT
OVER
A
LOW
HEAT,
WHICH
WILL
HAVE
THE
EFFECT OF "MELTING" THE CRYSTALS.
Varieties Of Honey
DEPENDING ON THE FLOWER SPECIES VISITED BY BEES, HONEY HAS A
SPECIFIC AROMA, TASTE AND COLOR. THUS, THERE ARE SEVERAL
VARIETIES OF HONEY IN QUEBEC, INCLUDING CREAMY HONEY, WHITE
HONEY, CLOVER HONEY, WILDFLOWER, BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY,
RASPBERRY, GOLDENROD, APPLE, BUCKWHEAT AND DANDELION.
Conservation
HONEY DOES NOT REQUIRE REFRIGERATION AND SHOULD BE STORED AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE, IDEALLY 18 ° C TO 24 ° C, TO MAINTAIN ITS
NUTRITIONAL VALUE. Avoid keeping it near a source of heat and
ensure that the container is always tightly closed.
No bees, no humanity
EINSTEIN IS CREDITED WITH SAYING, "IF THE BEE DISAPPEARS FROM
THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, MAN WOULD HAVE NO MORE THAN 4
YEARS LEFT TO LIVE."
B
ESIDES
THE
HONEY
THEY
PRODUCE,
BEES
PLAY
AN
IMPORTANT
ROLE
IN
AGRICULTURE
AS
THEY
ARE
ESSENTIAL
FOR
POLLINATION.
A
S
THE
BEE
TRAVELS
FROM
FLOWER
TO
FLOWER
THEY
ARE
DISTRIBUTING
POLLEN,
ALLOWING
FOR
THE
REPRODUCTION
OF
MANY
FLOWERING
PLANTS.
C
ERTAIN
PLANTS
LIKE,
BLUEBERRIES.
CRANBERRIES,
MELONS,
CUCUMBERS,
ALMONDS,
ETC.
WOULD
NOT
EXIST
WITHOUT
BEES.
T
HESE
INDISPENSABLE
INSECTS
THAT
WERE
ONCE
SEEN
EVERYWHERE,
ARE
BECOMING
INCREASINGLY
RARE.
S
O
MUCH
SO
THAT
FARMERS
NOW
HAVE
TO
PAY
FOR
THE
SERVICES
OF
A
BEEKEEPER
TO
ENSURE
THE
POLLINATION
OF
THEIR
CROPS.
A
LL
BEES
ARE
VEGETARIAN
AND
FORAGING
INSECTS.
FORAGING
MEANS
TO
FLY
FROM
FLOWER
TO
FLOWER
IN
SEARCH
OF
FOOD.
T
HE
BEE
THUS
COLLECTS NECTAR, PROPOLIS, HONEY AND POLLEN FROM NATURE.
T
HEIR
SIZE
DISTINGUISHES
BEES
FROM
BUMBLEBEES,
WITH
COMPARABLE
HABITS
BUT
ROUNDER
AND
GENERALLY
LARGER.
W
ASPS
HAVE
A
THIN
WAIST,
GENERALLY
LESS
HAIR
AND
THEY
ARE
CARNIVOROUS.
T
HE
BEE
IS
NOT
A
PREDATOR
AND
DOES
NOT
HUNT
FOR
FOOD.
A
FORAGING
BEE
IS
USUALLY
HARMLESS.
THE
BEE
USES
ITS
STINGER
TO
INJECT
VENOM
INTO
ITS
ATTACKER
WHEN
IT
IS
THREATENED.
T
HIS
SERRATED
STINGER,
WITH
WHICH
ONLY
FEMALES
ARE
PROVIDED,
REMAINS
STUCK
IN
THE
SKIN
OF
THE
VICTIM
AND
IS
TORN
FROM
THE
ABDOMEN
OF
THE
BEE
WHEN
THE
LATTER
MOVES
AWAY.
T
HIS
TEAR
IS ALMOST ALWAYS FATAL TO THE STINGING BEE.