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00:00My name is Jaspal Singh. I work as a Principal Entomologist at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
00:10Sir, as the winter season is going on, the consumption of honey is less compared to normal days.
00:16Especially in winter, people consume more honey in winter.
00:19Yes.
00:20And if we talk about the reproduction of honeybees, how can honeybees reproduce in winter?
00:27And how much production is there in Punjab? What varieties are there?
00:31Can you tell us about that, sir?
00:33Of course, honey can be consumed throughout the year.
00:41But as you said, the consumption of honey increases in winter.
00:44Because it gives energy to our body and has many other benefits for our health.
00:50As far as the variety is concerned, the honeybees that are being kept in our country,
00:56especially in Punjab, are of the Italian variety, which we call Malifera.
01:04It is one of the varieties that we keep.
01:07Now, in Punjab, and in many other provinces of India, honeybees are being kept.
01:13And this variety produces very good honey.
01:17Our honeybees are being kept for the sake of their hard work and for the sake of the techniques developed by the university.
01:26Honeybees have been kept on very large trees.
01:30And as a result of this, 20,000 metric tons of honey is being produced in Punjab.
01:39And if we look at India, Punjab has about 14% of this contribution.
01:47Although, if we look at the region, it is only 1.5%.
01:51So, according to this, Punjab has a very large contribution in the production of honey.
01:55Doctor, as it is the season of winter, the flowers are being cut off a lot, especially for the bees.
02:04So, how is it kept during these days, and how is the management done?
02:10As we see, according to the season, we also try to save our body from the cold by eating and staying at home.
02:22Similarly, honeybees also feel the effect of heat and cold.
02:29Especially, maintaining the body temperature is a big problem.
02:34Because, when we talk about Punjab in winter, the temperature of 5-7 degrees can be reached at night.
02:45Whereas, honeybees have to maintain a temperature of 34 degrees inside.
02:50So, this is a very long distance.
02:53So, if we make the right arrangements, then the honeybees will have a better result in maintaining this temperature.
03:02And the effect of this is seen in the production of honey by the family of honeybees.
03:11And the very first thing we have to do in this is to keep the bees of the honeybees away from the sun.
03:20We do this in the beginning of winter, so that the bees are kept away from the sun as much as possible.
03:26Because, when the bees are kept away from the sun, we also feel that even if the temperature is high, we feel cold.
03:32Similarly, the family of bees also feels cold.
03:36The children of the bees are kept away from the sun to maintain the temperature.
03:40As a result of this, the number of new bees is increasing.
03:46And the number of bees is also increasing.
03:50The second thing we have to do is, when the season of winter starts,
03:57we have to make sure that there is sufficient food for the bees.
04:04We have to make sure that there is sufficient food for the bees.
04:10Especially in the months of December and January, the bees are kept away from the sun for a long time.
04:17And when the bees are kept away from the sun for a long time, they do not get a chance to come out and work.
04:23So, when the bees are kept away from the sun for a long time, they do not get a chance to come out and work.
04:31So, we have to keep them away from the sun.
04:34We have to leave food for them.
04:36If the bees do not have enough honey, we have to make a well of honey and water.
04:43We have to make a well of honey and water.
04:45This is just to save the bees from the cold.
04:47This is just to save the bees from the cold.
04:50The third important thing we have to do to save the bees from the cold is to give them winter packing.
04:59Winter packing is a very cheap and durable method.
05:03Winter packing is a very cheap and durable method.
05:05In winter packing, there are 10-16 hives.
05:16In winter packing, there are 10-16 hives.
05:17If 10-16 hives are kept away from the bees, then there are so many bees in them that their temperature can be maintained very well.
05:26If the Bee is in the frame of 6-7 hives, then it will find an empty space.
05:31If the Bee is in the frame of 6-7 hives, then it will find an empty space.
05:32Then the bees will start producing more.
05:38So, what we will do is, in an empty space, we will put a dummy board in the first place,
05:45and in the second empty space, we will put a newspaper.
05:49So, in the first season of winter, the newspaper is easily available.
05:54It is easy to get the newspaper.
05:57There is no need to spend a lot on it.
05:59But if the family of the bees is very weak,
06:04we have recommended from the university,
06:08that if the family is very weak, we should make them strong together.
06:13But if we feel that the queen is very strong,
06:16and we have to save her, and the family is only of 4-5 frames of bees,
06:20then we will make the roof of the hive,
06:25and we will give packing on both the sides like this,
06:28so that it will be stable on both the sides.
06:30And if we want to save it from the cold,
06:33then we can put a stand under the hive.
06:37On the stand, we will place a net,
06:40and we will hang the hive on it.
06:42But while doing this, we have to keep in mind,
06:45that the net which is starting from the ground,
06:49should be cut unnecessarily,
06:51so that the insects do not get trapped in the net.
06:56These are some things that should be kept in mind,
07:01for the honeybees, so that they can produce honey better in this season.
07:06Sir, the last question is,
07:08like some people plan,
07:10so can you say that by planning,
07:12people can maintain the temperature?
07:14Absolutely, if we see that the honeybees,
07:18when the white honey comes from outside,
07:20from November to mid-December,
07:24then it is the beginning of winter,
07:26then they need space.
07:29So, if we give them a roof,
07:31with proper planning,
07:33if we give them one or two roofs,
07:35then the honey will be stored in them.
07:37But if we think that if we sit together,
07:40and give them 3-4 empty roofs,
07:42then there will be a problem,
07:44because if we give them too many empty roofs,
07:46then it will be difficult for them to maintain the temperature in an empty place.
07:51So, planning proves to be effective in everything.
07:55For example, in keeping the honeybees,
07:57to save them from the cold,
07:59that we take the time to take care of the hive,
08:03so that it doesn't get wet.
08:05Because the hive should not be wet,
08:07it should be completely dry, when we put it.
08:10Secondly, the dummy board that we take,
08:13we take it so that the bees don't get entangled in the hive,
08:16after reading the newspaper.
08:18If they get entangled in the bees and die,
08:21then we can prevent that.
08:23If there is no dummy board for the honeybees,
08:26then we can give them an empty roof.
08:29If we give them a roof,
08:31then we will have to pack the empty part of it.
08:35The remaining part of the roof,
08:37the bees will fill it with honey,
08:40to collect the honey.
08:43This way, we can do it in a better way.
08:47As we said, we have to keep the honeybees in the hive,
08:51in the cold.
08:53To do that, we have to make sure,
08:55that we keep them 3 feet away from the hive every day.
08:59It's not that if we keep them under a tree,
09:01the family of the bees,
09:03we have to keep them 15-20 feet away.
09:05Because if we do this,
09:07the bees will find their homes,
09:09in their old places.
09:11If we do this,
09:13the bees will not find their homes,
09:15and they will find each other.
09:17We should not think that,
09:19our bees will find each other in our hive.
09:21But it can be harmful.
09:23If the beekeeper,
09:25has not taken care of the bees,
09:27and if there is a bee attack,
09:29in one or two of the hives,
09:31then those bees,
09:33like Varroa,
09:35will sit on top of the bees.
09:37If they go inside the hive,
09:39then it will be a problem.
09:41That's why we have to be very careful,
09:43that we keep them 3 feet away,
09:45from the hive.
09:49It is often seen,
09:51that honey is frozen in winters.
09:53People say that this is fake honey.
09:55How do you see this?
09:57Does real honey freeze?
09:59This is a very big misunderstanding,
10:01that people have,
10:03that if it freezes,
10:05then it is fake honey.
10:07Here I would like to say,
10:09that 100% pure honey,
10:11can also freeze.
10:13There are some reasons,
10:15why it freezes.
10:17First, the temperature drops.
10:19When the temperature drops from 14 degrees,
10:21then the honey starts freezing.
10:23Besides this,
10:25when the honey comes from the hives,
10:27then the amount of glucose in it increases.
10:29It is a natural nature of glucose,
10:31that it tries to freeze,
10:33when the temperature drops in winters.
10:35This is one reason.
10:37Glucose is also a food product.
10:39If it is more than 100% pure honey,
10:41then 100% pure honey,
10:43can also freeze.
10:45There is no need to doubt,
10:47that it is fake honey.
10:51We sell it to foreign countries.
10:53Most of the countries,
10:55eat frozen honey.
10:57We are told,
10:59that it is a grain product.
11:01But if someone feels,
11:03that it is not a grain product,
11:05then we put it in hot water,
11:07then it becomes liquid.
11:09But still,
11:11we would like to suggest,
11:13to our university students,
11:15that try frozen honey.
11:17It has a very good taste,
11:19and flavor.
11:21Because the more we heat the honey,
11:23the better it will be.
11:25So,
11:27do try frozen honey.