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The word "bort" is translated as "hollow". From it comes the name "board honey", or "hollow honey". Wild bees produce this sweet delicacy, and then lay it in honeycombs located in tree hollows at a height of 4 to 15 meters. Here it is collected by people called beekeepers.
History of beekeeping
Beekeeping in Russia was widely developed until the middle of the 17th century. Beet honey, along with fur, was considered the main product for export. Gradually, with the development of agriculture, the liberation of land from the forest began. Trees were massively cut down, as a result of which the extraction of wild-hive honey was sharply reduced.
In parallel with this, the development of apiary beekeeping began, which over time almost completely replaced beekeeping. The extraction of honey from frame hives located on the ground was much faster and could not be compared with the collection of a sweet product from a tree hollow.
Today, beekeeping in its original form has been preserved only in the Shulgan-Tash nature reserve, located in the Republic of Bashkiria.
Characteristics of wild-hive honey
Bortevoy is an environmentally friendly honey that is collected only in protected areas. In countimportant for he alth vitamins and microelements, such as folic acid and iodine, it is several times superior to other types. Almost 90% it consists of fructose, and it contains only 1% glucose. Wild bee honey (boron) does not contain antibiotics, which caring beekeepers feed the inhabitants of home hives.
Characteristics of honey:
- The product has a dark amber hue and smells light and pleasantly waxy.
- Crystallize at different times, depending on which plant the nectar was collected from. It becomes lighter and drier as it is candied.
- Born honey has a thick, viscous texture, which is explained by its full ripening.
- It tastes sweet, pleasant, with spicy notes of pollen impurities.
Hole honey: beneficial properties for the body
The unique benefits of wild-hive honey for the body are explained by the environmental friendliness of the region of its extraction and the complete ripening of the product, without any human intervention. Due to this, the accumulation or concentration of essential nutrients occurs.
Beetroot honey, whose properties bring invaluable benefits to the body, helps to cope with the following ailments:
- improves the functioning of the digestive system;
- is a strong antioxidant and actively fights cancer cells;
- antiviral and bactericidal properties of this product help the body cope with SARS and flu faster;
- improves blood composition;
- increases efficiency;
- improves memory;
- accelerates metabolic processes in the body;
- increases vascular elasticity;
- has calming properties and has a positive effect on the functioning of the nervous system, helping to cope with stress and insomnia.
Hole honey is widely used in folk medicine. It is included in every recipe and qualitatively affects the result of home treatment.
Components of airborne honey
Each component of honey - be it wax, brood or perga - has no less unique beneficial properties than the directly purified product.
- Perga (popularly "bee bread") is pollen from plants, compacted into honeycombs and covered with honey on top. It has tonic properties, has a positive effect on the functioning of the heart, helps with anemia, diseases of the stomach and intestines.
- Royal jelly is produced by nurse bees. It has unique properties that are widely used in medicine. It has been proven that royal jelly increases potency, relieves fatigue and increases efficiency.
- Brood is valued in medicine (especially in endocrinology) for its high content of important hormones (estrogen, testosterone).
- Bee venom is effective in the treatment of osteochondrosis, back pain and joint pain. Ointments and creams are prepared on its basis in cosmetology.
- Wax is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the oral cavity: inflamed gums, open sores and sore throats.
- Bee pollen is small granules of pollen collected by the named insect and glued together to a certain size of 1-3 mm. This is the first important product of the bee family. It has an anti-cancer effect, strengthens blood vessels and stops inflammatory processes in cells, is a powerful antioxidant and immunomodulatory agent.
How wild-hive honey is harvested
Collection of organic honey is made directly from the hollow. But this is not always a natural "house" for bees made by woodpeckers. With the development of beekeeping, a whole technology was developed for gouging a home-made hollow in a tree and placing wild bees in it. In such a "house" a fortification of honeycombs is created, and the boards (hollows) themselves are updated annually.
In general, the collection of honey is carried out in the same way as three hundred years ago. With the help of special devices, the beekeeper, dressed in tight clothes and a hat with a net, climbs a tree. Using wooden spatulas, he removes the combs from the hollow and puts them in a wooden dish. Do not use metal spoons and other containers, otherwise the honey will lose its beneficial properties.
Recommendations for drinking wild honey
Wild bee honey is recommended to be included in the diet for coughs, bronchitis, gastritis and diseases of the digestive tract. It is recommended to consume honey daily, one teaspoon before meals. You don't need to drink water. It is enough to put a spoonful of honey in your mouth and dissolve the product. Perga is consumed 15-20 minutes before meals, on an empty stomach, anddo not drink water.
Wild field honey should not be used by people allergic to this product and children under two years of age.
How to store honey
Wild bee honey is recommended to be stored at room temperature, preferably not higher than 20 degrees above zero. As containers for storage, only containers made of natural materials and glass are suitable. The best option is wooden kegs and clay pots.
Battlefield honey has an unlimited shelf life. Over time, it crystallizes, becomes drier and lighter, but this does not reduce its beneficial properties.
The container for storing honey should be tightly closed. To get the product out of the container, as already mentioned, you can only use a wooden spoon or spatula. When in contact with metal objects, some of the beneficial properties of honey are lost, and the sugar that is present in its composition, when in contact with the metal, releases toxins that have a negative effect on the functioning of the body.
Battlefield honey is a rare delicacy with unique properties. This beekeeping product goes on sale in limited quantities, but every person should try it at least once in a lifetime.