Country: Russia
School/ organization: lyceum №28, Kirov
Delegation leader/ teacher: Marina Konopleva, Mariia Chalova
Students: Diana Babintseva, Dmitrii Dorogin, Ilia Kropachev, Dmitrii Zorin
Partner organization: Biotechnological cluster of Kirov region
Brief description of the project:
In 2018, our lyceum was invited to participate in the pilot project “School Honey” on the initiative of the President of the “Biotechnological cluster of Kirov region”. The apiary attached to the lyceum delivers its honey to school canteen. It is aimed at implementing health-saving technologies.
The honey undergoes double fermentation, therefore there are more nutrients in it and practically no allergens. In addition, new varieties of honey, enriched with blueberries and echinacea, were developed.
We visited the laboratory in the main University of Kirov, where we saw how honey is tested. Our Kirov honey is of very good quality; it has no counterfeit honey supplements. Kirov honey is suggested to be included in the astronauts’ ration for the international project SIRIUS-19. This honey is produced by beekeepers of the region together with scientists from Kirov University. The developers claim that 10-15 grams of honey contain a daily rate of dozens of useful substances.
A survey among parents was conducted to find out if there is allergy to honey among the students. We visited the apiary where we learned how honey is produced. In the future, it is planned to install video cameras to observe the whole process of collecting honey.
In the classes we told the students about the project. The leaders of the project gave them different kinds of honey for tasting. In the school camp the Day of Honey with games and competitions was held.
We hope that the “School Honey” project will help strengthen the health of schoolchildren.