Carniolan Queens are usually black and all of their offspring are darker making the whole colony look dark.
Ziaulhaq Ahmadi sits on the floor of his small, one-story house, a brown, mud-walled compound at the end of a dusty alley in Aqa Saray. Surrounded by vineyards, fruit trees, and snow-capped mountains, the village is a half hour’s drive north of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. With great gentleness, he taps on what looks like a sealed mud bowl until it cracks open.
Ahmadi, 45, reveals a handful of grapes from inside the mud container. They have been there, he explains, since harvest time, nearly five months ago, and kept for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox. After all these months, his grapes still look perfect, and are perfectly fresh.
A proud smile forms on his wrinkled face. “We use an ancient preservation technique,” he says.
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I purchased 5 gallon bucket of honey from you and it smells fermented ? I thought honey never goes bad?
Honey will last a very long time if kept sealed. How long ago did you purchase it? Sometimes if the container is not sealed and stored in a damp environment it can absorb moisture and that can cause it to ferment a little bit. Usually it can still be melted and used. -- Bill