Apicoltura San Martino

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Basic skills in the first part you will learn some "basic skills" of the world of beekeeping, including general information about bees and their life, flowers and environment and not least how the hive works. II active bee keeping those brave enough to may come with us and explore an operative and living beehive and experience first hand all the inner workings of the hive and how bees are working in nature.Go frame by frame to spot the Queen, see the difference between male and female bees, see the bees bring in the pollen, see how the honey is stored in the hive and the incubating cells with eggs, larva and pupa. (Obviously you will be provided with the appropriate suits). This part of the visit really depends on the weather, being the bees very sensitive to wind, rain and low temperatures. in these latter cases the visit of the real bee hive will not be possible and this part, if the weather allows it, will be limited to external observation of the hives and bee activity in fron

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• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes