The importance of borage of hope for bee colonies
The bee bread plant (Borage Al Amal) is one of the plants that are grown during a critical period for bees, when they need sugar and protein nutrition, which is the winter period. Experiments have shown that feeding the bees on the flowers of the bee bread plant (Borage Al Amal) led to the strengthening of the bee colonies in the winter period, so the bees are very mobile and collect abundant amounts of pollen and nectar, which achieves a high productivity of honey and gives a very large amount of brood to the bee colonies. Thus, bee colonies enter the spring season in a good and strong condition, which contributes to bee resistance to diseases such as (brood rot, Nosema, diarrhea, etc..) The red hornet or the thief bee, which leads to great losses in bees and thus in the productivity of the apiary.
The most important features of Borage Hope for honey bees
The flowers of the bee bread plant, or (Borage Al Amal) are distinguished by their bright colors that attract bees, in addition to the high concentration of sugar in the nectar of its flowers, and the pollen containing a group of distinct amino acids and volatile oils, which are among the materials that attract bees. The bee bread plant also contributes (Borage Al Amal) in activating the glands secreting royal jelly in the incubating bees and thus increasing the production of royal jelly (royal jelly). Therefore, the plant is grown next to the apiary so that 27 plants are grown per hive in an area of 6 square meters, and each plant carries about 5 thousand flowers, flowers The bee bread plant (Borag al-Amal) is star-shaped and its color is purple or bright blue. It is a lovely color for bees. Unlike some other flowers, it attracts bees, so we find that planting one acre with (Borage al-Amal) plants is sufficient for about 100 hives, as it produces large quantities of pollen and nectar. per day, and in this way the quantity and strength of the brood increases, and thus the strength of the bee sects increases, especially before the season of activity and harvesting honey (overflow season) in the spring, and here the beekeeper does not make an effort to feed the bees during the winter, whether the feeding It is sugary or proteinic because the flowers of the (Borage Al Amal) contain large amounts of pollen, which represents the source of protein needed to feed the bee larvae, in addition to the nectar representing the carbohydrate source (sugar) needed to feed bees and larvae and build wax, especially in critical periods when there are fewer sources of sugar. Pollen and nectar, which is from November to April. Compared to other plants, the flowers of the (Borage Al Amal) plant are distinguished by the fact that they continue to secrete nectar for a long time, despite their small size and no matter how much bees visit them, unlike other plants.
Characteristics of honey produced by bees feeding on Borage al-Amal plant
From the foregoing, we find that the amount of honey produced by bees (the Italian bee hybrid with Apis mellifera carnica) has doubled in large quantities, and the honey produced by bees feeding on the Borage of Hope plant has many advantages and benefits, including, for example, that it works as an antimicrobial, as it has been proven that it contains It has antimicrobial properties when used topically on the skin or on wounds, and it can also be used as an anti-fungal anti-inflammatory as well, in addition to its other benefits, including, for example, that it helps to improve sexual health, relieve menstrual pain, improve the body’s immune system, as well as prevent aging symptoms. ..etc
