Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 148 Shaking Honey, Meeting Black Bear Again

When he saw that the beehive was safe and sound, Gao Mingcheng had to admit that he was relieved.

He first went to check the situation in the beehives. He has a total of twenty beehives. Except for the two intact ones, the rest of the beehives have just attracted honey to build their nests. Layers of honey, but both thin and watery, also take time to brew.

Honey that is too thin has a lot of water, and the honey is liquid and can be swayed freely. The taste is light and not very sweet.

The brewed honey will have a thicker texture, sweeter taste, and can be stored for a longer period of time.

In the two intact beehives, the honeycomb is already full of honey, and the color is darker, because the honey has been completely brewed.

The wild bee colonies in Gao Mingcheng’s mountains are classified as Italian bees. Therefore, the bees he introduced into the beehives are also Italian bees. Italian bees are suitable for breeding large groups, because Italian bees are easy to maintain a strong colony. Each beehive can gradually add bees. Spleen can always be added up to eight sheets.

There are a total of sixteen of these two beehives, and the two sides of each honeycomb are full of honey.

It is strange to say that at first, Gao Mingcheng had to wear protective clothing to prevent the bees from stinging himself, but as he was in frequent contact with bee colonies, when he got closer to the beehive, the bees would buzz around him , but was never stung again.

That being the case, Gao Mingcheng did not wear the self-made protective clothing anymore, after all, it is not convenient to operate while wearing the protective clothing.

He first took out a honeycomb and shook it lightly to let the bees covering it spread out.

Although the honeycomb is full of honey, it will not flow out, because the top is covered with a layer of wax cover. Before shaking the honey, the wax cover must be cut off with a knife, so that the honey inside will be under the action of centrifugal force. Next, it is thrown from the honeycomb into the barrel where the honey is shaken, and is collected by the barrel.

Gao Mingcheng used the dagger he carried with him to cut off the wax cover. In this step, his hands must be steady, and he should not cut too much, otherwise it would be a waste. crooked.

Gao Mingcheng didn't master it well at first, but after trying it out, he quickly found the angle and strength of the cutting. A practitioner of boxing has extremely steady hands, so the wax cover on the honeycomb was quickly wiped out by him. Lost.

After cutting off, it can be put into the honey shaker. This honey shaker is not big, and can only hold two sheets, one on the left and one on the left.

After Gao Mingcheng cuts two honeycombs, he can shake the honey.

He placed the two honeycombs on the frame of the barrel of the honey shaker, and then quickly pulled the rope to make the honeycombs rotate with the axis of the wooden barrel. At this time, the honey in the honeycombs could be thrown to the wood The bottom of the bucket is gone.

Gao Mingcheng pulled the rope, looked at the rapidly rotating axis and honeycomb in the machine barrel, and felt no worries in his heart. This honey shaker made by a carpenter is not bad in use.

It's just useless to pull the rope, but this problem is not a big problem, Gao Mingcheng has plenty of strength.

So he shook the honeycombs two by two, and after all the sixteen honeycombs were shaken, half a barrel of honey had been collected in the bucket.

This is because there are too much honey in these two boxes. Since the introduction of beehives last autumn, the honey was not shaken until mid-April this year. Naturally, there are a lot of honey.

The following is the season when flowers are in full bloom. There is no shortage of honey sources in the mountains. You can shake the honey once every two months, or even every one and a half months, depending on the amount of honey in the honeycomb.

"Completed!" Gao Mingcheng looked at the collected honey and smelled the sweet smell, feeling a little happy in his heart.

However, seeing two beehives shaking out so much honey, Gao Mingcheng thought, if the other eighteen beehives were intact, then more honey could be shaken out!
Heartache, loss of [-] million!

But things have already happened, and they were not stopped in time, so the consequences can only be accepted.

He continued to put the shaken honeycomb back into the beehive. As long as the honeycomb was not obviously damaged, it could still be used. The bees would repair it, and although most of the honey was shaken out, it was still intact The remaining part is stuck to the honeycomb, and this part can also be used as rations for honey.

After putting away the honeycomb and closing the lid of the beehive, Gao Mingcheng was ready to go home with the honey shaker.

At this time, the vigilant black tiger barked suddenly, and even the elves barked in a certain direction.

In the barking of the dog, there was a sense of crisis facing the enemy.

Gao Mingcheng clenched the dagger instinctively, and looked towards the direction Heihu and the others were staring at. He had good eyesight and improved hearing, but his attention had been on shaking honey before, and he was not so vigilant about his surroundings.

But that's also because of the presence of the black tiger and elves, the hounds can play a very good guard role.

At this time, he listened intently, and heard the sound of tremors in the mountains and forests. This was a huge beast that would only be emitted when it was running in the mountains and forests.

Is it a tiger?Or a black bear?
He has never seen a tiger in the mountains, but he has seen a black bear. In addition, there is a small half bucket of honey beside him. The sweet smell of honey permeates the air nearby. Black bears are very sensitive to smell and hearing. You can smell odors half a kilometer away, and hear footsteps 300 steps away.

But they have poor vision, so they are called "black blind".

At this time, the huge black bear that Gao Mingcheng had encountered before was rushing towards the place where Gao Mingcheng was.

In fact, black bears are not active during the day. During the day, they usually choose to sleep in caves or tree holes, and do not come out until night.

But this is also a general rule, not an absolute one.

Some black bears also come out to look for food during the day. The last time Gao Mingcheng encountered a black bear was also during the day.

From realizing the situation to the arrival of the black bear, it only took half a minute.

Gao Mingcheng didn't have time to escape, nor did he plan to escape.

When the huge figure of the black bear was reflected in his eyes, his usually peaceful eyes gradually changed and became full of aggressiveness.

Just now I felt sorry for the honey being ruined by the black bear, but this black bear dared to show up!
He can't escape, he must subdue the black bear, either drive him away, or kill him directly.Otherwise, how could he keep bees in the mountains?
These twenty hives of bees are just his initial attempt. If it goes well, he will add more hives in the future. By then, he will be able to make a lot of money in a year just by selling honey.

But there is a black bear, a honey thief, in the mountains, so beekeeping is not at ease.

Gao Mingcheng did not bring a blunderbuss or a javelin, but only a dagger with some wax caps and honey stuck to it at this time.

"Woof!" Although facing the enemy, Heihu did not retreat a step, still standing in front of Gao Mingcheng, swearing to protect him to the death.

The elf was a little scared, it turned its body uneasily, as if it wanted to escape, but in the end it didn't.

The master is still there, the elder brother is still there, how dare the younger brother escape?
(End of this chapter)