Chapter 121 Beehives and Honey Separators

Rhine River, this is the name of the upper reaches of the river that flows through Ash Town. Since no nobles renamed the lower reaches, this name still continued.

The serfs received orders to open up towards the Rhine River, and some of them went there.

They were doing the same thing as before, nothing more than cutting down trees, pulling out bushes, leveling the land, etc., to turn it into a usable place.

I heard that the lord is going to build a large number of waterwheels along the river, and will also set up a huge livestock area.

For serfs, these are not worth paying attention to. They only care about earning work points for their work. As long as the work points are more, they can be exchanged for better things.

In the blacksmith shop, the blast furnace was turned on day and night. Willy got the Lord's permission and began to improve the blast furnace. He first fired cement and used cement to block the gaps. He found that the effect was very good. It not only withstood high temperatures, but also protected the furnace. The furnace wall will not collapse due to excessive temperature.

In this way, the amount of cement fired was increased. Willy, several other blacksmiths and their apprentices worked overtime to build two new blast furnaces for firing cement.

However, Willy also knew that this blast furnace was only used as a buffer, and that a more efficient blast furnace would eventually need to be built.

With cement, some of his previous ideas were put into practice and achieved good results. However, he hit a bottleneck in improving it and built multiple different blast furnaces, but the results did not meet expectations.

Thinking of what the lord said, Willy made up his mind to go find his master, firstly to see how he was doing, and secondly to ask for advice from the master.

The Lord agreed to his request and asked Miles to follow him. He is an official knight.

Willy felt more and more that his choice to stay in the town was the right thing to do, and he was also thinking that it would be better if the master could come over.

"Master, isn't it a bit wasteful to ask Miles to follow Willy to find Master Roland?"

The two were walking on the street, and Karis couldn't help but ask.

"Don't waste it. You don't know what will happen along the way. There is a knight protecting you, which can at least ensure Willy's safety. Otherwise, it would be a pity if he, an ordinary civilian, died when he went to another village. Linn waved his hand and said.

Willy has proven his worth, so naturally Lynn can't let anything happen to him.

Although the remaining blacksmiths have good craftsmanship, they lack a little innovative thinking.

Willy may have been influenced by Master Roland and was not rigid and stubborn. It can be seen from the previous time when he made the gun head that he also played a considerable role in improving the blast furnace this time.

Lin En wants this kind of talent, because he is not an all-rounder. He cannot know everything and understand everything. When it comes to some sophisticated instruments, he will be blinded.

He will come up with some new concepts that transcend the current era, and it is up to those people to restore this concept.

Karis understood, and was no longer surprised, but said: "Master, the place ahead is where Bente lives."

In the forest ahead, there is a small wooden house where beekeeper Bente lives. Because bees sting, most people don't dare to approach it.

As he got closer, even Karis said carefully: "Master, we have to be careful."

The wooden house opened, and Bent walked out of it. He wore a gauze-like hat on his head, covering his entire face.

"Sir!" Bente saluted immediately.

"How's the beekeeping going?" Lynn asked.

"We have found the mother bee and she is living peacefully. During this period, the bees collected honey and accumulated a small amount of honey. You can come over and have a taste." Bente said quickly.

Karis said in a bad tone, "Since we already have honey, let's send it directly to the castle. If we don't come to you, why don't you say yes?"

Bente immediately knelt down and said, "That's not what I meant. The honey has just been harvested, and the quantity is not large, and there are many impurities in it, so it is not that sweet."

"You've tasted it!" Karis glared at him.

Linn waved his hand, "It's okay, this doesn't matter. If a beekeeper doesn't even eat a little honey, then he's not a beekeeper. They also need to know the taste of honey before they can make further adjustments."

Bente kept nodding, "Sir, as you said, I really don't dare to eat it secretly."

"Okay, get up and let me see your results."

Bente stood up quickly, took off his hat, and led them into the house.

The wooden house is not large in area, and there are not many things piled inside. There are only three wooden boxes placed in the corner. Bente opened the top of the wooden box, and you can see that there are three baskets of similar sizes inside, and the overall shape is tapered. There is also an opening in the lower position.

Bees are crawling on it, and a hive has appeared.

Bent used wood chips to cut off a small piece of the honeycomb, and you can see the honey seeping out of the surface.

The unique honey fragrance is permeating the air, with a sweet taste.

"Sir, please try it." Bente was a little nervous.

Although he has been a beekeeper for so many years, he is still afraid of facing the nobles. If he offends the nobles, he will be hanged.

Linn tasted the honey and it tasted good, but as Bent said, there were more impurities, which affected the taste.

"How do you usually divide honey?" Linn suddenly asked.

Bente replied, "Just squeeze it."

Linn nodded slightly. In this era, beekeeping was a very important industry. Each noble territory had several beekeepers. The honey produced was an excellent seasoning on the table, and beeswax also played a very important role. effect.

There is no electricity here, but the night is not too dark, because even ordinary civilians can use candles. The rushes that can be seen everywhere provide the inner core of the candles, and animal fat can be used to make candles.

Although animal fat is not that cheap, the fat on an animal is not low.

However, candles made of animal fat often emit a strong odor and are accompanied by a large amount of black smoke. If burned for a long time, the home will be blackened.

Ordinary free people didn't care, but this was something unacceptable to the nobles. They couldn't allow their faces and bodies to be covered with black dust, so candles made of beeswax appeared.

Beeswax candles do not emit black smoke when burning, and the light is relatively stable. They are deeply loved by the nobility, so they are also regarded as a symbol of nobility.

However, churches consume the most beeswax candles. A large number of candles are placed in various churches to burn. After all, churches are bright and sacred in people's eyes. You can't go in and find that it is pitch black inside.

Some large churches will use magic crystals for lighting, but for other small churches, especially those in remote areas, beeswax candles are still the mainstream.

The church would keep bees in the garden to make beeswax for use, but even so, beeswax candles were particularly scarce.

"Do you think this method of beekeeping is too cumbersome and cumbersome?" Lynn asked.

Bente was stunned for a moment, with an unclear expression on his face. He didn't know why the Lord would say this.

"We've always kept bees like this," Bent replied.

It seems that the other party's thinking is still relatively rigid, so Lin En stopped trying to make excuses and said directly: "Since you used a wooden box, why did you put a basket with this kind of honeycomb structure inside to imitate a honeycomb?"

Bente nodded subconsciously.

They believe that bees hives look like this, so they should be made according to the original appearance when breeding, so as to attract honey.

"The hive is not the key point. The key is the queen bee, that is, the mother bee. As long as she is here, the bees will regard this place as a hive. Don't limit it to the nest. You can change the wooden box and add The movable wooden board allows you to pull out the wooden board directly after the honey is ready. It is simple and fast. In addition, the squeezing method can indeed separate the honey, but it also has many disadvantages.

The integrity of the beeswax is destroyed, and it is not necessarily squeezed clean. Some honey will remain in it, and the honey will be wasted. I will let Farr build a brand new beehive and honey separator for you, and then you can use it. They raise bees. "

Bente was stunned for a moment, not understanding what these words meant.

He didn't rush to send it off until the lord left the house.

When I came back, I looked at the beehive in the wooden box and recalled the words of the lord, and the more I looked at it, the more suspicious I became.

Don’t you really need to care about the appearance of the hive? But that’s what beekeepers do too.

It has been decades since he learned beekeeping until now. He has always kept bees in this way, but today he has a feeling of doubting life.

Lin En, who was walking back, suddenly asked: "What's the price of honey?"

Karis replied, "It's very expensive. Honey is a spice that only nobles can eat. Even brown bread that is difficult to swallow can be sweetened by adding a little honey. The nobles have a great demand for honey, but bees are difficult to breed. For example, cows and goats are easy to raise, but even a skilled beekeeper may be bitten and die.”

"Well, after the new beekeeping tools are produced, we will increase the number of bees." Linn said.

It is quite simple to make a beehive. It is nothing more than the fixed thinking of these beekeepers that a honeycomb structure is necessary. As for the honey separator, after the rotating shaft is made, there is no difficulty.