Biovontade

the brownpropolisis collectedusing grids that are put in between superhives, indeed bees havea tendency tofillthe grid holeswith propolis. The grid are installed during springtimeandremoved in the beginning ofautumn.

Brown Propolis has the appearance of small sticky pieces of resin from a few mm to several cm, subsequently agglomerated in more or less rigid blocks. Brown propolis have…

red propolis is produced by cutting a long and thin opening at the bottom of the superhives wall (about 40x3cm) or by putting grids in between superhives for the bees to fill the holes with red propolis. The main botanical origin is a tree growing in mangroves that has a temporary immersion which scientific name is Dalbergia ecastophyllum. In the presence of a local parasite, the…

green propolis is produced by cutting a long and thin opening at the bottom of superhives wall (about 40x3cm). Africanized bees are very active and will focus on filling these big holes with green propolis based on a resin collected on wild rosemary's bud (Baccharis dracunculifolia), which is endemic in several regions of Brazil.

Green propolis has the appearance of small…

it is the flowering plant male germ cell or male gamete. The bees collect the pollen tiny pollen grains on the flowers etamines and mix them with salivary secretions and flower nectar, and carry them to the beehive thanks to the “baskets” on their hind legs. These pollen granules are practically imperishables and are stocked in the beehive as a source of well-balanced protein, fat…

this is a whitish substance with a pearly sheen, gelatinous consistency and an acid and sweet flavor. It is produced by the 5 to 15 days old worker bees and is the queen bee only food during her entire lifetime. Royal jelly helps the queen bee to grow 50% bigger than the worker bees, to lay up to 2000 eggs a day and live up to 5 years, when the worker bees only receive royal jelly during their…