Adipedia
The encyclopedia of beekeeping
The true face of honey
Bees. What they are, how they live and what they do
The beekeeper, the bees’ friend
How is honey processed?
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Removal
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Uncapping
and extraction
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Straining and
decanting
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Jarring
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Ambrose
Patron saint of Milan and beekeepers. His feast day is December 7. It is said that when he was still in swaddling clothes he was visited by a swarm of bees, which even entered his mouth. Hence the love for his neighbour and the sweetness with which he spoke.
Apiary
A set of several hives positioned closed together in one place. There is a distinction between permanent apiaries, intended to remain in the same place all year round, and nomadic apiaries, which are transported in different periods to areas where there are nectariferous plants
Apiculture
The art of keeping bees in a rational way, for the purpose of deriving a profit from them in the form of honey, wax, pollen, propolis, royal jelly or through the service of pollination. Bee keeping, or apiculture, is considered in all respects an agricultural activity pursuant to Article 2135 of the Italian Civil Code.
Apitherapy
A series of treatments aimed at recovering well-being through products collected, processed and secreted by bees, as a supplement to conventional medicine. It is a healing practice based on a very old tradition, with centuries of therapeutic evidence and testimonies dating back at least two millennia.