Sicilian Honeydew Honey The Sicilian Honeydew Honey is the only honey that does not come from the nectar of flowers but from the sap of certain plants such as citrus and conifers, transformed by the metabolism of other insects into sugary substance. Collected by bees, it is transformed into Sicilian Honeydew Honey which is dark in color and has a less sweet flavor. Sicula Bee: The Sicula bee has greater genetic variance than any other subspecies of European honeybee, which is due to its African origins. Genetic variance refers to a higher number of genes, which ensures a greater reactivity to any potential issues. Early development of brood even 8 or 9 frames between December and January allows for young bees, thus greater longevity and dynamism compared to the Ligurian and other northern bees, which have a winter brood break. The bee is sought by farmers for pollination of protected crops (watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, etc.) being active and functional in extreme situations of tunnels, where from 0° degrees at night they can follow with 40° degrees during the day. It is proven that in every hive only a small part of the bees go out to forage and of these, only about 20% gather pollen and thus only they are capable of pollinating the flower. Since pollen is necessary for sustaining the brood and having the Sicula Bee with abundant brood all year round, many more bees are used for pollen collection; this means that, for the same number of foragers, the Sicula bees are able to pollinate larger areas of crops. The Sicula Bee has very low honey consumption, which allows for greater survival probability of the hive with the same honey reserves. Strong self-defense capability: in twenty-five years of work with the Sicula bee and with the Sicula F1, it has never happened that a hive or a nucleus with a queen was looted. Sicilian Honeydew Honey available online at our shop www.emporiosicilia.it.
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Sicilian Honeydew Honey The Sicilian Honeydew Honey is the only honey that does not come from the nectar of flowers but from the sap of certain plants such as citrus and conifers, transformed by the metabolism of other insects into sugary substance. Collected by bees, it is transformed into Sicilian Honeydew Honey which is dark in color and has a less sweet flavor. Sicula Bee: The Sicula bee has greater genetic variance than any other subspecies of European honeybee, which is due to its African origins. Genetic variance refers to a higher number of genes, which ensures a greater reactivity to any potential issues. Early development of brood even 8 or 9 frames between December and January allows for young bees, thus greater longevity and dynamism compared to the Ligurian and other northern bees, which have a winter brood break. The bee is sought by farmers for pollination of protected crops (watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, etc.) being active and functional in extreme situations of tunnels, where from 0° degrees at night they can follow with 40° degrees during the day. It is proven that in every hive only a small part of the bees go out to forage and of these, only about 20% gather pollen and thus only they are capable of pollinating the flower. Since pollen is necessary for sustaining the brood and having the Sicula Bee with abundant brood all year round, many more bees are used for pollen collection; this means that, for the same number of foragers, the Sicula bees are able to pollinate larger areas of crops. The Sicula Bee has very low honey consumption, which allows for greater survival probability of the hive with the same honey reserves. Strong self-defense capability: in twenty-five years of work with the Sicula bee and with the Sicula F1, it has never happened that a hive or a nucleus with a queen was looted. Sicilian Honeydew Honey available online at our shop www.emporiosicilia.it.
