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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.
05:26But if there are 6-7 frames of bees, then there is no space available in it.
05:31But if there are 6-7 frames of bees, then there is no space available in it.
05:32The bees' temperature is maintained in the empty space.
05:36The bees' temperature is maintained in the empty space.
05:39First, we put a plate on the empty space and put a honeycomb in the second empty space.
05:49So, in the first season of the winter, the honeycomb is easily available.
05:54It's easy to get newspapers, and it doesn't cost a lot.
05:59But if the family of the bees is very weak,
06:04we recommend the university that if the family is very weak,
06:10they should work together.
06:13But if we feel that the queen is very strong,
06:16and we have to save her, and the family is only 4-5 frames away from the bee,
06:20then we will cover the entire roof of the hive.
06:25And we will do the packing on both sides of the roof,
06:28so that the bees don't get stuck on both sides.
06:30And if we want to save the hive from the cold,
06:34we can place a stand under the hive,
06:38and place a net on top of the stand,
06:41and hang the hive on top of it.
06:43But while doing this, we must remember that
06:46if the hive is stuck on the ground,
06:49it will cut the hive unnecessarily,
06:51so that the insects don't get stuck on the ground.
06:56These are some things that should be kept in mind,
07:01so that the honeybees can produce honey better in this season.
07:07Sir, one last question.
07:08As some people plan,
07:10can you say that by planning, people can maintain the temperature?
07:14Yes, absolutely.
07:15If we see that the honeybees,
07:18when the white honey comes from the outside,
07:20and it continues till mid-December,
07:24then it is the beginning of winter,
07:26then they need space.
07:29So, if we give them a roof with proper planning,
07:32that we have given them one or two roofs,
07:34then the honey keeps getting stored in it.
07:37But if we think that if we put 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 that empty space.
07:51And the planning proves to be effective in every work.
07:55For example, in keeping the bees,
07:57or to save them from the cold,
07:59that we should take care of the time and place of the hive,
08:04so that it doesn't get wet.
08:06Because the hive should not be wet,
08:08it should be completely dry when we put it.
08:10Secondly, we should bring a dummy board,
08:13so that the bees don't get entangled in the hive.
08:18If they get entangled in the bees,
08:20they will get stuck and die.
08:22So, we can prevent that.
08:24If there is no dummy board for the honeybees,
08:27then we can bring an empty roof.
08:29If we bring an empty roof,
08:31then we will have to pack the empty part.
08:35The remaining part of the roof,
08:38the bees will eat it,
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.
08:53For that, we have to keep in mind
08:55that we have to keep them 3 feet away from the hive every day.
08:59It's not that if we keep them under the tree,
09:03then we have to keep them 15-20 feet away.
09:05Because if we do it this way,
09:07then the bees will find their homes in the hive.
09:11If they don't find their homes,
09:14then they will get entangled in each other.
09:16Let's not think that our bees got entangled in each other.
09:21But it can be harmful.
09:23If the beekeeper didn't think about it earlier,
09:27in some of the hives,
09:29if there is a swarm of bees,
09:31then the swarm of bees are sitting on the bees.
09:35If they get entangled in the swarm of bees,
09:39then it will be a problem.
09:41That's why we have to keep in mind
09:43that we have to keep them 3 feet away from the hive every day.
09:49It is often seen that the honey is frozen in the winter.
09:52People say that this is a sign of fake honey.
09:54How do you see this?
09:56Does the real honey freeze?
09:58Yes, this is a very big misunderstanding
10:01that people have.
10:04People think that frozen honey is fake.
10:07I would like to tell you that
10:09even 100% pure honey can freeze.
10:13There are some reasons why it freezes.
10:16First, the temperature drops.
10:18When the temperature drops from 14 degrees,
10:20then the honey begins to freeze.
10:22In addition to this,
10:24when the honey comes from the hives,
10:26the amount of glucose in it increases.
10:28It is a natural process of glucose
10:30that tries to freeze.
10:33This is one reason.
10:35Glucose is also a food product.
10:37So it is not a big deal
10:39if it is more in the honey of the bees.
10:41That's why 100% pure honey also freezes.
10:45We don't need to have any doubt
10:47that it is fake.
10:49Yes, we send it to foreign countries.
10:52Many countries eat frozen honey.
10:56We are told that it has become grainy.
11:01But if you don't want to eat grainy honey,
11:04then you can put it in hot water
11:06and it will become liquid.
11:09Still, we would like to suggest
11:11to our university students
11:13that they should try frozen honey.
11:17It has a very good taste and flavor.
11:21The more we heat the honey,
11:24the more its quality will increase.
11:27That's why you should eat frozen honey.