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    The process of honey harvesting

    Lithuania

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    In Lithuania, honey is called ’medicine from the sky’. It is used both internally (from substitute for sugar to honey and cucumber salad) or externally (from hair mask to heal cut wounds on your skin). by: b0rjomi Views[377] Son is observing the beekeeper while he is uncapping the honeycomb cells by hand using a simple eating fork. There are many things to learn, as one day he will have to take over the beekeeping. Honey harvesting is an important tradition, passed from one generation to another. by: b0rjomi Views[480] Honeycombs with open cells are put into honey extracting machine. “Some people don’t understand while I am still using this old, rusty, hand-operated honey extracting machine” says the beekeeper. “They suggest me to buy a new, automatic apparatus to make the work easier. But beekeeping is an ancient art; by modernizing the machines, the whole process would lose its charm. And most importantly, there is nothing more meaningful than using the same machine your father once used.” by: b0rjomi Views[571] “Bees can sense when one is afraid” says the beekeeper. “They don’t sting me as much as they did in the beginning. We are becoming friends. My dream is not to wear the gloves and head protection. When this day will come, I will be sure that not only I became attached to my bees, but my bees got attached to me.” by: b0rjomi Views[376] Lithuanian summer afternoon. In front of you is an old, wooden hive- home for around 50,000 bees. Don’t be afraid. Come closer. Stop and listen. Calming bee buzzing sound will reach your ears, and if you are brave enough to come even nearer, you will be able to smell the gentle, sweet scent of honey. by: b0rjomi Views[575]
     

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