Bees of Brandenburg

I had the opportunity to ask about this beekeepers wagon today. It led to a guided tour, which was very interesting. We are all a little more bee aware these days so it was good to look back at how it was done in the old East Germany. 

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1. These bee trailers used to be common but no longer pass the registration inspections. There are only a few left now and are not allowed to drive.



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2. The contain 36 bee hives, which can be harvested from inside the trailer.



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3. They have a honey extraction room with a centrifuge. It is also the beer drinking room ;)



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4. The department of agriculture used to pay people 5 marks per hive per year if they would drive them out into the fields. They don’t do that anymore.



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5. I think he said the return of honey used to be 1.5 tonnes per year. It might have been more.



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