My dance with… le api!

Well say ... 'I'm around Cinzia is just gone! But no ... and I tell you now I tell you!

You must know that bees exchange information with each other through dances with which food sources are indicated, the direction and quality of the nectar. For example, dance with the sisters of the abdomen lead to distances of more than 100 meters, while with the circular dance they signal supplies in the immediate vicinity. The discovery of the language of bees was made in 1973 gave premio Nobel Karl Von Frish zoologo austriaco.

And so now we dance… in the direction of Padova beekeeping Giarin!

Always love this product, and when my friend Gianpaolo told me that his uncles produced it, I have not missed the opportunity for a visit incognito… is why I revealed only at the end as I was arrived at their. I like to let me know who I am, in the end, there is much more satisfaction!

The dear and kind Maffeo owner of the company welcomed me. He told me of his adventure to discover the honey and not only… Because his passion for this art was born in 1980 when Anna then his girlfriend gave him a beehive. Slowly his dedication to beekeeping increased, intensifying the activity until it became the main interest of the family.

We know all the beneficial properties of honey derived from the nectar of flowers, I want to remember but only for a moment his compositions nutritional. Well for 100 g. honey we have an energy value of 314 kcal, proteins 0.6 %, carbohydrates 78 %, especially from fat 0%… then under to eat, then that is so good!

Prowling in their emporium, Curious curious I found a liqueur made with a long process of maceration of wildflower honey, alcohol, spices and lemon peel. This dew of theirs from the Euganean hills is called "Honeymoon". An elixir already known in ancient Greece in 1500 a.C., considered a sacred drink gift of the Gods produced by bees that transformed the sun into honey by uniting the lifeblood of the earth ...water.

With Maffeo chatted for a long time… He told me about the didactic meetings organized with the students to share passions and knowledge acquired over the years. Its a nice idea was to adopt a hive painted by the children themselves, to give them a sense of belonging that entice them to follow the continuity of their visits, the stages of the production of this natural product.

Walking in the surrounding garden I noticed beautiful stone sculptures that I soon discovered his creations. Proud made me do a real art trail… yes, because in the house where they resided there were so many!