Most people's first thought is that we are torturing the bees and that they might even die.
Because when a bee stings, it dies. This is true. When it stings the skin or other rough surface, the sting gets stuck because it is not smooth, but has a spike, which gets stuck. When the bee tries to fly on, it pulls the stinger out and dies.
Our venom collection technology is certainly sophisticated, humane and harmless, as we do not want to harm our bees in any way.
Glass panels are placed on the hives to lightly irritate them. The bee stings when it comes into contact with the panel. However, because the glass is smooth, the sting does not get stuck, so it just drops a micro-drop of bee venom and flies on. In doing so, it drops 1/3 of the venom, the rest it keeps to itself.
When the liquid dries, it turns into a white powder. This is then scraped off and sent for laboratory cleaning and analysis. In all these years, we have not noticed any harm to our bees. We have healthy and numerous colonies every year.
The bee venom is collected every 3 days for 20 min. From May to June. Therefore, the quantities of this exceptional raw material are limited and precious.
Download the bee venom analysis sheet
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