Galih Elsy Karawid
Galih Elsy Karawid
Galih Elsy Karawid
Topic : Honey
Mind Mapping :
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Honey is one of the commodity in herbal medicine in Muslim community. Both the Holy
Quran and Hadiths refer to honey as a healer of disease. In the Quran, we read, “And Lord taught
the bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in people’s habitations… there issues from within
their bodies a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for humankind. Verily in this is a Sign
for those who give thought.” Additionally, in Sahih Bukhari, we read that the Prophet, may the
mercy and blessings of God be upon him, said: “Honey is a remedy for every illness and the
Quran is a remedy for all illness of the mind, therefore I recommend to you both remedies, the
Quran, and honey.” Because of its benefits and a lot of demand, the production of honey can be
improved by several steps and technique. To maximize honey production we should choose a
good place, checking the conditions of the colony, and the environmental conditions.
Locations are important for honey productions. Good location for a honey farm is a place
with plants that have good nectar for the bees. The example of the plant that has a good nectar is
citrus, apple, apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and guava. Place beehives near nectar sources within
a one-kilometer radius because it is a good distance for bees to gather. Bees are looking for food
in two kilometers radius, but if the nectar sources are near, it will be much better for honey
productions.
The condition of honeybee colony also needs to look after to maximize the production of
honey. A honeybee colony should have a queen bee in good condition. Queen bee is the key to a
good colony. A queen bee will live about five years, but, from year to year will decrease the
number of eggs that in general. That is why it is several farmer bees replace queen bee in the
second year. Queen bee that is still young will produces many eggs and build a powerful bee
colony that capable of producing a lot of honey.