Which is where William the Conqueror, beat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings,

這就是征服者威廉在黑斯廷斯之戰中擊敗哈羅德國王的地方。

in 1066. And now more than 950 years later.

在1066年。而現在，950多年過去了。

it's also where bees are kept

這也是養蜂的地方

I'm going to talk to Graham the head beekeeper to find out more

我將與養蜂人主任格雷厄姆交談，以瞭解更多情況。

Hi, Graham

嗨，格雷厄姆

Hi, Madeleine.

嗨，瑪德琳。

Why are bees important to us?

為什麼蜜蜂對我們很重要？

Bee, along with many other insects, are used for pollination.

蜜蜂和許多其他昆蟲一起被用於授粉。

For crops, what we eat.

對於農作物，我們吃什麼。

And for flowers.

而對於花。

What does a beekeeper do?

養蜂人是做什麼的？

The beekeepers job is to look after the hive. Make sure they're safe.

養蜂人的工作是照顧好蜂巢。確保它們是安全的。

Take the honey off when it's ready.

準備好後把蜂蜜拿下來。

Make sure there is no disease in the hive.

確保蜂巢中沒有疾病。

And just generally look after the bees.

而且只是一般地照看蜜蜂。

During the summer

在夏季

A full hive could have over 30,000 bees.

一個完整的蜂巢可能有超過30,000只蜜蜂。

How do you collect the honey?

你是如何收集蜂蜜的？

Honey is collected usually at the end of June.

通常在6月底收集蜂蜜。

July, when the bees have got an excess of honey.

七月，當蜜蜂得到過量的蜂蜜時。

We never take it all off and we just take the box away.

我們從不把它全部拿下來，我們只是把盒子拿走。

Put it into a spinner which spins round around, round very fast,

把它放進一個旋轉器裡，這個旋轉器轉來轉去，轉得非常快。

which sprays all the honey out.

這就把所有的蜂蜜都噴了出來。

Do all bees make honey?

所有的蜜蜂都會釀蜜嗎？

There's 240 species of bees and wasp in this country.

在這個國家有240種蜜蜂和黃蜂。

But it's only the honey bee that makes enough honey

但只有蜜蜂才能製造足夠的蜂蜜

for us to take away the excess. One bee alone

為我們帶走了多餘的東西。僅僅一隻蜜蜂

will make less than a teaspoonful of honey in its lifetime.

在它的一生中，將製造不到一茶匙的蜂蜜。

But the whole box of honey

但整箱的蜂蜜

could be at least 10 pounds

可能至少有10磅重

Was keeping bees popular in the past when royalty had big houses?

在過去，當皇室成員擁有大房子時，飼養蜜蜂是否很流行？

It was very popular and the aristocracy and royalty used to pay other people

它非常受歡迎，貴族和皇室成員經常向其他人支付費用。

to look after bees for them because it was a luxury food.

為他們照看蜜蜂，因為這是一種奢侈的食物。

Bees were kept in the walled garden like this one to pollinate all the flowers

蜜蜂被養在像這樣的圍牆花園裡，為所有的花朵授粉。

and the fruit and the vegetables that were in the garden.

以及花園裡的水果和蔬菜。

What did they use the honey for?

他們用這些蜂蜜做什麼？

For sweetening their foods and for medicinal purposes,

用來增加食物的甜度，並用於藥用。

like putting onto wounds and sores.

如放在傷口和瘡口上。

Did they use different beekeeping equipment in the past?

他們過去是否使用過不同的養蜂設備？

Very similar to what we use nowadays, but a lot more basic.

與我們現在使用的東西非常相似，但更基本。

They would have a very basic mask

他們會有一個非常基本的面具

like a bag that they put over their head so their faces wouldn't get stung.

像一個袋子，他們把它放在頭上，這樣他們的臉就不會被刺傷。

They would keep an old bunch of reeds as a smoker,

他們會保留一束舊的蘆葦作為煙燻爐。

whereas we have proper smokers nowadays.

而我們現在有合適的吸菸者。

We fill it up with old egg boxes to light it,

我們用舊雞蛋盒裝滿它來照明。

and then we use wood pellets as the fuel to make it smoke.

然後我們用木質顆粒作為燃料，使其冒煙。

Once the egg boxes are alight,

一旦蛋箱被點燃。

you put the fuel on and then that creates the smoke.

你把燃料放在上面，然後就會產生煙霧。

How does the smoke keep the bees calm?

煙霧是如何讓蜜蜂保持平靜的？

Because they think everything is on fire.

因為他們認為一切都在起火。

So they go back to their stores and collect all their honey,

所以他們回到自己的倉庫，收集所有的蜂蜜。

fill their tummies up

填飽他們的肚子

And they're all happy.

而且他們都很高興。

Like you after a Christmas dinner.

就像你吃完聖誕大餐後。

All we want to do is sleep.

我們所想做的就是睡覺。

What's a skep?

什麼是 "歪曲"？

A skep is a straw basket

繩索是一種草編的籃子

that they used to keep the bees in.

他們用來飼養蜜蜂的地方。

They would get the swarm of bees and put it in there with the sticks across

他們會得到一群蜜蜂，並把它和棍子一起放在那裡。

so they could make all the brood and wax in there.

所以他們可以在那裡製作所有的雛形和蠟。

They can put extra baskets on and gradually

他們可以放上額外的籃子，並逐漸

gets bigger and bigger.

變得越來越大。

And then the top one will have a mesh that the queen can't get through.

然後最上面的那個會有一個網眼，蜂王無法通過。

but the workers can,

但工人可以。

and they will fill this one up with just the honey

他們將在這裡面裝滿蜂蜜。

not the larvae.

而不是幼蟲。

So when you wanted the honey, you could take

是以，當你想吃蜂蜜時，你可以把

that away, put a new one on top

把它拿走，在上面放一個新的

to refill the new one and you got the honey to take away.

來補充新的，你有蜂蜜可以帶走。

How do you stop yourself from getting stung?

你如何阻止自己被刺傷？

You don't really, you're not a beekeeper unless you have been stung.

你真的不知道，除非你被蜇了，否則你就不是養蜂人。

Just keep it calm and the bees will stay calm.

只要保持冷靜，蜜蜂就會保持冷靜。

What can people do to help the bees?

人們可以做些什麼來幫助蜜蜂？

They can plant bee friendly flowers that will entice the bees to the garden.

他們可以種植對蜜蜂友好的花朵，吸引蜜蜂來花園。

They could put little nest boxes up, not use

他們可以把小巢箱掛起來，不使用

weed killers and harmful sprays on their plants

對他們的植物使用除草劑和有害噴霧劑

and the flowers.

和花。

Without bees

沒有蜜蜂

we would never have food

我們將永遠不會有食物

because we've got no insects to pollinate all our food for us.

因為我們沒有昆蟲來為我們的食物授粉。

So we need them.

所以我們需要他們。

They're important to us.

他們對我們很重要。

I think bees are brilliant.

我認為蜜蜂很聰明。

If you want to come see the bee hives here yourself.

如果你想親自來看看這裡的蜂箱。

Come and visit the Walled Garden at Battle Abbey.

來參觀戰鬥修道院的圍牆花園。

You can find out more on the English Heritage website. Bye!

你可以在英國遺產網站上找到更多資訊。再見!