A Beekeeper in a Magical World Chapter 104: Xiao Zi’s genius plan
Chapter 105 Xiao Zi’s Genius Plan
"What's the idea?"
"How to make new flavors of honey!"
Xiao Zi said excitedly: "Now we only plant one kind of flower in a field, and the honey we brew has a single taste. But if we plant two or more types of flowers in a field, Xiao Zi Bees collect nectar from several different flowers, so the honey produced must have different tastes! ”
Xiao Zi looked longingly: "I wonder what the honey brewed like this will taste like."
"..."
Don't say it.
Don't say anything.
This is really an idea.
You underestimate her.
I thought that the snack foodie couldn't spit out any ivory from her mouth, but I didn't expect that she actually had some ideas.
As a professional beekeeper, Hua Mi has certainly thought about this plan.
But there have been new nectar flowers appearing before, such as moon dormant flowers, leopard flowers, thunderbolt flowers, gift flowers... His thoughts have always been on how to cultivate these single flowers.
This alone is enough for him to keep him busy, and it is not time to consider mixed planting - compared with the former, the latter is more difficult and requires higher planting technology and growing environment.
In addition, it is also because there are too few types of flowers on hand at present, and the growth environments of several flowers are different from each other, so the honey flow period cannot be unified.
So mixed planting has never been put into practice.
What Xiao Zi is talking about is actually what beekeepers call "mixed honey collection".
In the beekeeping industry, many beekeepers take their bees everywhere to pursue honey sources. This is called mobile beekeeping.
There are also two types of nectar sources, one is a mixed nectar source and the other is a single nectar source.
A single nectar source does not mean that there must be only one kind of flower within hundreds of miles.
As long as one type of flower accounts for the majority, bees will tend to collect only this dominant flower species, and the honey obtained in this way is monofloral honey.
If the nectar source is composed of several types of flowers, and the proportions of each flower type are similar, and there are no particularly advantageous flower types, the bees will not be able to meet the demand if they only pick one of them, then they will pick more types to get The honey is called honey of flowers.
The taste of multi-flower honey is definitely different from that of single-flower honey, and the difference is often quite big.
The former crystal particles are often coarser, while the latter are relatively fine.
It cannot be said in general terms which of the two types of honey is better or has more nutritional value. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, which are related to factors such as the source of the honey, the growth environment and the production process.
Hua Mi has tried to mix two kinds of honey products directly before, such as taking a Pili Nectar Pill and an Enshi Nectar Pill at the same time.
The conclusion is that the two types of honey do not interfere with each other, do not produce any magical effects on each other, and still exert their respective effects normally.
But if you mix them from the nectar stage, and then go through the magical transformation process of the little bees, you will probably brew a brand new honey.
New flavors and new effects!
Xiao Zi proposed this idea mostly from the perspective of new taste.
Hua Mi thought more. Honey brewed from two or more kinds of nectar will definitely have different effects from single-flower honey.
In this case, one plus one obviously does not equal two.
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An analogy to the hybridization of bees.
This can also be seen as a hybrid of honey.
If there are flowers with the same nectar source period, you can consider opening a mixed flower field area.
To achieve this, a unified nectar source period is a necessary condition.
His greenhouse can simulate various environments, but there is no way to make flowers of different flowering periods flow nectar in the same area at the same time.
"Not bad, very thoughtful." Hua Mi nodded and praised her.
"Hey."
After receiving Hua Mi's approval, Xiao Zi put her hands on her hips, which made her feel awesome.
"But this won't be possible for a while. If you really can't wait to taste new flavors of honey, you can settle for the next best thing."
Hua Mi pointed to several kinds of honey on the shelf and said jokingly: "For example, you can take a bite of each kind, hold it in your mouth, and stir it thoroughly with your tongue to mix them evenly. There is a version of Baihua Honey, and the taste is definitely not as good as real Baihua Honey, but it can be improvised to satisfy the craving.”