"No, no, you guys eat by yourselves," Wang Jing quickly waved her hand.
“There’s a new app for our communicator now, just like WeChat. Let’s add each other and create a group so we can stay in touch,” Zheng Ming said, pulling out his communicator.
So the group exchanged contact information and created a discussion group. Zheng Ming named the group "A Perfect Family," which Wang Jing found extremely distasteful.
Sun Wei exchanged honey for a new communicator at the base lobby. He should be issued a new one when he goes to the security department. He can give the one he has to Grandma Wu and Li Jingjing.
We chatted about everything under the sun until 10 p.m. Everyone brought gifts when they arrived, and left with a jar of honey for each person. We all agreed to get together again sometime.
The day after Sun Wei and his family of three went to Xu Lin's house for dinner, Xu Lin and Grandma Wu went to the base's notary office to provide a guarantee and took back two beehives from Sun Wei's house to prepare for raising bees.
Grandma Wu taught Xu Lin step by step: When raising bees, it is necessary to ensure a sufficient amount of sugar feed at all times. Honey is the main feed for bees, which helps to extend the growth cycle of bees and improve their physical condition.
Honeybees have a relatively poor ability to collect pollen, and the colony is usually in a pollen-deficient state, which leads to a relatively weak reproductive capacity. Therefore, it is necessary to feed them pollen artificially. The pollen can be made into a paste and fed to them. From the beginning of the breeding season, they need to be fed a sufficient amount each time. The paste should be placed not far from the hive so that the bees can carry it back to the hive on their own.
Before the bee colony overwinters, prepare sufficient feed. When the temperature drops below 6℃, spread straw bundles evenly on the partitions inside the hive. After the temperature rises and stabilizes, remove all the straw bundles to facilitate bee growth and reproduction, depending on the specific situation.
Grandma Wu told Xu Lin a lot of things to note about beekeeping. Xu Lin was very grateful. Although Xu Lin already had beekeeping techniques in her space, the experience of her predecessors could help her avoid detours.
Xu Lin can now raise bees independently, and Grandma Wu even taught her how to extract honey.
When the honey is ripe, first use a burning torch to drive the bees out of the hive, then remove the frames.
After removing the frames from the hive, carefully shake off the bees, then gently brush off any remaining bees with a bee brush.
After brushing the bees off the frames, put the frames into the honey extractor and turn the handle quickly. Under the action of centrifugal force, the honey on the frames will be thrown onto the wall of the honey extractor and finally flow into the barrel.
The honey that is shaken off is not pure; it may contain broken arms or wings of bees, or dead young bees. Therefore, it needs to be poured through a filter to remove these impurities before it can be consumed.
Grandma Wu's family happened to have a beehive that needed to be harvested for honey, so she asked Xu Lin to practice beforehand. In Grandma Wu's words, this was to prevent Xu Lin from returning the beehive. She had to teach her everything she needed to know, because they were beekeepers with professional ethics.
Xu Lin recited the steps aloud, proceeding slowly and steadily until she finally succeeded.
To reward herself for her excellent performance, Xu Lin decided to make honey grapefruit tea that evening.
Take out lemons, white sugar, and rock sugar from the space. First, wash the lemons clean, and then rub them dry with salt.
Peel the lemon, remove the head and tail, remove the seeds, shred the lemon peel, add white sugar and rock sugar, mix well, and let it sit for half an hour.
Add cold water to a pot, add the chopped lemon peel, bring to a boil and continue cooking for three minutes, then drain.
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