On the island of Karpathos in Greece, I meet Vaggelis, a beekeeper who manages over 600 hives scattered across the island. We visit the beehives on Lastos mountain and follow the process from the field all the way to honey extraction. With thyme, pine, rosemary, and wildflowers growing across the island, the bees have a wide range of plants to feed on. Vaggelis takes us through each step of the process, from caring for the hives to extracting and preparing the honey.
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00:00 In Karpathos (or on the moon?) I meet beekeeper Vaggelis, who has 600 beehives
01:36 The beehives on Lastos mountain: land of thyme and pine
02:39 A beehive can have up to 30,000 bees
04:25 How bees store honey in the hive and how much Vaggelis can take
06:49 The hierarchy inside the hive: workers, drones, and the queen bee
10:01 Why bees control the sweetness and density of honey inside the hive
13:01 How to create a new colony (bees will not cooperate)
14:53 Extracting the honey from the capped frames
18:26 Once packaged, the honey can last for over 20 years
20:35 The Karpathos honey buffet: sesamomeli, tiropita, and loukoumades
22:06 Our epic honey journey has come to an end. Time to land back on Earth...
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