Chapter 105 Xiao Zi’s Genius Plan
“What’s your idea?”
“A way to make new flavored honey!”
Xiao Zi said excitedly: “Now we only plant one kind of flower in a field, and the honey we brew has a single flavor. But if we plant two or more types of flowers in a field, and the bees collect nectar from several different nectars, the taste of the honey brewed will definitely be different!" Xiao Zi looked longingly: "Brewed like
this I don't know what the honey will taste like."
"..."
Don't say it.
You really don’t want to say that.
This is really an idea.
I underestimated her.
I thought that the snack foodie couldn't spit out any ivory from her mouth, but I didn't expect that she actually had some ideas.
As a professional beekeeper, Hua Mi has certainly thought about this plan.
But there have been new nectar flowers appearing before, such as moonflowers, leopard flowers, thunderbolt flowers, gift flowers... His thoughts have always been on how to cultivate these single flowers.
This alone is enough to keep him busy, and it is not time to consider mixed planting - compared with the former, the latter is more difficult and requires higher planting technology and growing environment.
In addition, it is also due to the fact that there are too few types of flowers on hand, and the growing environments of several flowers are different from each other, so the nectar flow period cannot be unified.
So mixed planting has never been put into practice.
What Xiao Zi is actually talking about is what beekeepers call “mixed honey collection”.
In the beekeeping industry, many beekeepers take their bees everywhere to pursue honey sources. This is called mobile beekeeping.
There are also two types of nectar sources, one is a mixed nectar source and the other is a single nectar source.
A single nectar source does not mean that there must be only one kind of flower within hundreds of miles.
As long as one type of flower accounts for the majority, bees will tend to collect only this dominant flower species, and the honey obtained in this way is monofloral honey.
And if the nectar source is composed of several types of flowers, and the proportions of each flower type are similar, and there is no particularly advantageous flower type, the bees cannot meet the demand if they only pick one of them, then they will pick several more types, and the resulting honey is called Flower nectar.
The taste of multi-flower honey is definitely different from that of single-flower honey, and the difference is often quite big.
The crystal particles of the former are often coarser, while the latter are finer.
It cannot be said in general terms which of the two honeys is better or has more nutritional value. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, which are related to factors such as the source of the honey, the growth environment and the production process.
Hua Mi has tried to mix two kinds of honey products before, such as taking a Thunderbolt Nectar Pill and a Gift Nectar Pill at the same time.
The conclusion is that the two kinds of honey do not interfere with each other, do not produce any magical effects on each other, and still exert their respective effects normally.
But if they are mixed from the nectar stage, and then go through the magical transformation process of the little bees, the result will probably be a brand new honey.
Brand new taste, and brand new effects!
Xiao Zi proposed this idea mostly from the perspective of new taste.
Hua Mi thought more. Honey brewed by collecting nectar from two or more kinds of flowers would definitely have different effects from honey from single flowers.
In this case, one plus one obviously does not equal two.
Analogy to the hybridization of bees.
This can also be seen as a honey hybrid.
If there are flowers with the same nectar period, you can consider opening a mixed flower field area.
To achieve this, a unified nectar source period is a necessary condition.
His greenhouse can simulate various environments, but there is no way to make flowers of different flowering periods flow nectar in the same area at the same time.
"Not bad, very thoughtful." Hua Mi nodded and praised her.
"Hehe."
After receiving Hua Mi's affirmation, Xiaozi put her hands on her hips, which made her feel awesome.
"But this won't be possible for a while. If you really can't wait to taste new flavors of honey, you can do the next best thing." Hua Mi pointed to several types of honey on the shelf and said jokingly: "For example, you You can take a bite of each, hold it in your mouth, and stir it thoroughly with your tongue to mix them evenly. This is a low-end version of Baihua Honey. The taste is definitely not as good as real Baihua Honey, but you can improvise and satisfy your craving. "
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zi's face fell, and she muttered in frustration: "I've done this a long time ago... I've tasted all the flavors of these honeys mixed together. It's better to just eat one kind of flavor."
" ..."
He still underestimated the creativity and mobility of foodies.
However, after Xiao Zi's reminder, he also realized that he could now officially consider mixed planting.
As farming and beekeeping gradually got on track, he also had spare energy.
The first thing to consider is the source of the seeds.
Blackstone Town is a mining town with underdeveloped agriculture and planting. It is difficult to buy even grain seeds during this season, let alone flower seeds.
The last time I went to Blackstone Town, I didn't find anything related to flowers.
There is no way to buy flower seeds in Blackstone Town.
It would be too troublesome to go further afield.
It's best to use local materials.
Hua Mi thought for a while and asked: "Can plants with a similar flowering period to the moonflower, leopard flower or thunderbolt flower be found in the black forest now?"
Considering such a cold weather, most of the plants have probably withered. .
Finding a flower in full bloom is even more difficult.
However, the focus is not actually on the flowers.
But seeds.
...
After the last batch of honey was collected, the greenhouse entered a new growth cycle.
There is no need to worry about the gift flower field area. Under the magical influence of the little flower essence, this gift flower will not decay. After a period of time, it can re-enter the honey flow period. It can be called fully automatic.
The little flower essence also told him that the gift flower likes the pure fire element.
You can place some fire props in the field to make the gift flowers grow better and have higher quality.
Blue Fire Bees are undoubtedly of the fire attribute, so they will bring great benefits to the Gift Flowers during the process of collecting nectar. The most obvious effect is that they can make them flow more nectar.
As for fire-attribute props...such as fire?
But even if he is the sword bearer of the City of Brass, he can't borrow that thing. That is the lifeblood of the fire slaves.
So Hua Mi did the next best thing and placed a well-tempered ancestral cooking pot in the flower field.
The bottom of the pot is dark.
Needless to say, the Perak Flower Field area needs to be replanted.
Next, Hua Mi plans to double the size of the greenhouse.
Mark out an area for mixed planting.
He had talked with the fake flower spirits before and learned that there were indeed flowers that bloomed in the Water Breathing Moon in the Black Forest.
The name is "Thousand Fantasy Flowers", which basically coincides with the nectar flow period of the mandarin flowers.
Moreover, they know that there is a bush of thousands of fantasy flowers, not big or small.
That patch of flowers must have withered now.
But the seeds have been spread around.
Hua Mi has decided to include Qianhuanhua in the flower seed reserve as the next cultivation target.
The area where the greenhouse will be expanded will also be divided into two parts.
Part of it is a single flower field area that serves as a thousand fantasy flowers.
The other part is used as a mixed flower field area of Qianhuanhua+Leatherflower.
(End of chapter)