Honey is made when bees collect nectar from plants and transform it into honey. Most of the honey that is produced in Finland is multifloral honey, since the diversity of Finnish nature and the short harvest season mean that the bees collect honey from many different plants at the same time. Whilst visiting the flowers, they not only gather nourishment, but also pollinate the plants efficiently.
The honey bee is the only insect that humans have been able to domesticate. The bees live in colonies in which there can be up to more than 60 000 bees in the summer.
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Strawberries contain, among other things, lots of vitamin C and fibre, but they contain very little energy. Because of this, it’s a great treat for people who watch their weight.
Strawberries contain, among other things, lots of vitamin C and fibre, but they contain very little energy. Because of this, it’s a great treat for people who watch their weight.
In the dark beehive, the bees indicate the location of the source of nectar (distance and direction) to the other bees by dancing and vibrating their wings.
In the dark beehive, the bees indicate the location of the source of nectar (distance and direction) to the other bees by dancing and vibrating their wings.
A bee defends the beehive with its poison-gland sting that has a serrated edge. This is the reason why the sting gets tightly lodged in the skin.
A bee defends the beehive with its poison-gland sting that has a serrated edge. This is the reason why the sting gets tightly lodged in the skin.
Due to the low energy content of fibre, Mieleinen is 25 % lighter than ordinary honey, and its sweetness is also milder.
Due to the low energy content of fibre, Mieleinen is 25 % lighter than ordinary honey, and its sweetness is also milder.
Bees produce delicious honey, but they also pollinate plants, which improves the quality and the yield of the harvest. They do not harm nature.
Bees produce delicious honey, but they also pollinate plants, which improves the quality and the yield of the harvest. They do not harm nature.
The superberry of the Finnish forests, the bilberry, contains plenty of different vitamins and flavonoids. Bilberries promote health and have a deliciously fresh flavour.
The superberry of the Finnish forests, the bilberry, contains plenty of different vitamins and flavonoids. Bilberries promote health and have a deliciously fresh flavour.
The sterile worker has lots of duties, e.g. collecting nectar, pollen and water, producing honey, tending to the queen and the larvae, cleaning out and building the cells as well as guarding the opening, the flight opening, of the hive.
The sterile worker has lots of duties, e.g. collecting nectar, pollen and water, producing honey, tending to the queen and the larvae, cleaning out and building the cells as well as guarding the opening, the flight opening, of the hive.
The term drone has more than one meaning, but here, a drone refers to a male bee. It enjoys full board in the beehive until it departs on the fatal mating flight. Its only duty is to fertilize the queen.
The term drone has more than one meaning, but here, a drone refers to a male bee. It enjoys full board in the beehive until it departs on the fatal mating flight. Its only duty is to fertilize the queen.
Mieleinen is a honey product that is very rich in fibre, since 34 % of its contents is stomach-pampering fibre. Mieleinen is a good supplement to daily diets, which often do not include enough fibre.
Mieleinen is a honey product that is very rich in fibre, since 34 % of its contents is stomach-pampering fibre. Mieleinen is a good supplement to daily diets, which often do not include enough fibre.
From spring until the end of the summer, the queen lays 1 500 eggs on average per day (sometimes as many as 3 000).
From spring until the end of the summer, the queen lays 1 500 eggs on average per day (sometimes as many as 3 000).
Bees collect nectar from flowers and use it to make honey to feed themselves and to store it for winter. The beekeeper collects the main harvest of honey from the hives at the end of summer and feeds the bees with a sugar solution.
Bees collect nectar from flowers and use it to make honey to feed themselves and to store it for winter. The beekeeper collects the main harvest of honey from the hives at the end of summer and feeds the bees with a sugar solution.
Strawberries remove fluid and reduce swelling. They taste great and are also a light summer treat.
You answered questions correctly!Strawberries remove fluid and reduce swelling. They taste great and are also a light summer treat.
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