Wednesday, 27 October 2010

how to grow tea

http://1greengeneration.elementsintime.com/?p=1053Tea

Camelia oil chinese.jpeg
pressing tea seeds for oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_oil

Sunday, 24 October 2010

hydroponic



http://www.hydroponicinstallers.com/GETTING_STARTED.php

growing camellia sinesis (TEA):

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/camellia/msg0720595017067.html


http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/02/what-are-nft-gro-tanks/
NFT-hydroponic-system
roots_underneath_correx_cover2

http://www.microfarmsustainable.org/hydro.html

http://www.tomatoland.net/edurink_site/pages/systems.html

Thursday, 21 October 2010

bees Colony collapse disorder summary

http://www.cthreepo.com/bees/2009/03/things-that-can-go-wrong-sick-bees.html
better website




http://beespotter.mste.illinois.edu/topics/ccd/


mites
Varroa mites on a honey bee pupaFull frame of bees from a healthy colonyFanning honey bee at entrance of colony

how royal jelly is harvested

How Is Royal Jelly Harvested?

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5004169_how-royal-jelly-harvested.html


Figura a) The steps for removing royal jelly from a queen cell and a diagram of a simple suction device for the collection of royal jelly from queen cups.




http://www.fao.org/docrep/w0076e/w0076e16.htm
Figure b) A small vacuum pump can be adapted for the collection of larger quantities of royal jelly. Note that all the queen cells have been cut down in size to facilitate removal of the larvae and the royal jelly.


Figure 6.6: a) The steps for removing royal jelly from a queen cell and a diagram of a simple suction device for the collection of royal jelly from queen cups. b) A small vacuum pump can be adapted for the collection of larger quantities of royal jelly. Note that all the queen cells have been cut down in size to facilitate removal of the larvae and the royal jelly.

Figura a) A 3-day old queen larva floating in royal jelly. The cell is almost ready for harvesting.Figure b) A 5-day old queen larva in a newly sealed cell just before pupation. Not much royal jelly is left.

harvesting royal jelly

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Queen mary gardens in regents park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinium

http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/regents_park/
states that this is a national collection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia
9000 in regents park

monofloral honey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monofloral_honey

made from the nectar of one type of plant. and hence has a stronger recognisable flavour. these are highly valued by beekeepers.

Tilia lime tree good for honey and infusions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiliaFile:Lime tree.jpg