Dienstag, 23. Januar 2018
Propolis tincture
What is propolis?

Consider bee propolis to be the “glue” that keeps everything together.
Initially, for propolis was thought to provide protection to the hive (e.g. rain, cold winds, snow). But protection is not only purpose of propolis, additionally it helps: reinforce hive structure and stability, minimize disruptive vibrations, prevent diseases and parasites from infecting the hives and mummify small intruders inside the hive.
Propolis is typically a mixture resin, composed of beeswax, saliva, sap and various botanical products in the surrounding area.
Propolis natural composition offers human an array of benefits when incorporated into a regular diet.

How did we collect propolis and make propolis tincture?

1. After we took honey out of hives, we laid propolis meshes in the hives. After one month we took them out of hives and put them into the freezer.
2. In January we decided to make propolis tincture.
3. We took propolis meshes from the freezer.
4. We scraped propolis out of the meshes with a knife.



5. We placed propolis in the freezer and broke it in small pieces.
6. We ground propolis in a coffee grinder.



7. We put the propolis powder in a bottle and added alcohol. We added 300 ml of 98 % ethanol to 100 g of propolis. We shook it well.



8. We stored the bottle in the darkness for about two weeks and shook it occasionally.
9. We filtered the tincture through a paper filter.



10. In a water bath we evaporated some ethanol.



11. We stored the tincture closed in a clean dark bottle.

What are the effects of propolis on humans and in which diseases can it be used?

1. Propolis kills bacteria (Propolis has traditionally been used to kill colds and flu).
2. Propolis lowers blood pressure (If you suffer from hypertension, you may want to consider using raw honey, which contains propolis, as it has been proven to lower blood pressure.)
3. Propolis helps treat bone diseases (Another health benefit of propolis appears to be that it helps to build and maintain healthy bone tissue.)
4. Propolis helps treat allergies (An amazing health benefit of propolis is its ability to calm the symptoms of seasonal allergies.)
5. Propolis boosts prostate cancer cell death (Scientists examined the cancer killing effects of propolis tincture on two common types of prostate cancer. They concluded that propolis tincture markedly improved cell death in prostate cancer cells and suggested the significant role of propolis in chemoprevention of prostate cancer.)
6. Propolis kills colon cancer cells (Scientists found out that it caused the cancer cells to die by necrosis, which means that it interrupted the blood supply to the cell and caused just the local cancer cells to die and NOT healthy, living cells.)
7. Propolis may help treat food poisoning (Scientists found out that propolis inhibited the growth of C. jejuni, Enterobacter faecalis, and Staphylococcus aureus, the three bugs that are commonly found in food poisoning cases.)
8. Propolis protects injured teeth (It works against bacteria on teeth.)
9. Heat stress & athletic performance (An active ingredient in propolis known as caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE, triggers a broad spectrum of biological activities including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiviral.)
10. Propolis is Effective Means Treatment for Warts (Propolis tincture killed a wart in less than two weeks.)

Propolis can affect very strong anti-inflammatory activity in many areas of the body. Inflammation is responsible for diseases such as arthritis, heart disease, Alzheimers, and many more. Much of the recent research indicates that one of the primary health benefits of propolis is its anti-inflammatory effects.
Chances are that people who consume propolis on a regular basis have less inflammation in their bodies and ultimately less disease, leading to healthier, longer lives.

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Freitag, 19. Januar 2018
Herbal preparation against parasites
In the summer we collected and dried various herbs at school garden and at home.



In the cold winter days, students with their teachers cooked and distilled domestic spirit (Schnaps).



When everything was ready we decided to make herbal preparation against parasites.



Twelve herbs were used for the herbal preparation: peppermint (Mentha piperita), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), goose grass (Galium aparine), chamomile (Chamomilla recutita), cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens), garlic (Allium sativum), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamonum zeylanicum), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra). The herbs were soaked in school brandy and filtered after one month. Some alcohol was later removed and honey with water (1:1) and propolis tincture was added to the preparation.
Animals can receive the herbal preparation orally at a dose of 0.1ml/kg of body weight for 5 days. The preparation eliminates internal parasites in animals, such as worms (helminths), tapeworms and protozoans.
The preparation is the result of the research work of our students. We also made a joint research of preparation with the Veterinary Faculty.

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Donnerstag, 18. Januar 2018
Presentation of international student exchange
Students who attended the international exchange in Hamburg prepared a presentation for students at school. We showed what we saw, everyone presented what he was doing at the workshops. We highlighted what we liked the most at the exchange. We impressed the students with beautiful photographs and with positive impressions of Hamburg, Stadtteilschule Rissen school and their students.
We all hope to visit Hamburg again.



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Sonntag, 24. Dezember 2017
Season`s Greetings
Our dear friends,
We are wishing you all the blessings of a wonderful Christmas time and we hope you feel all the joys the season brings.
Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Friends from Maribor

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Donnerstag, 14. Dezember 2017
Charity Bazaar at Biotechnical School Maribor
December is the part of the year that fills our hearts with warmth and homeliness, good will. Teachers and students of our school stepped together and joined forces in the desire to do something good. Good for people and also good for our animal friends. The money collected at the school charity bazaar goes into a school fund, that helps students from socially disadvantaged families. Part of the money, food and other necessary aids are donated to the abandoned and wildlife animals every year.
School kitchen was full of joyful smiles from students, who tried to prepare delicious products. They were sold at the bazaar. Although the heating was out of order and there was electricity shortcut, we had fun and successful production.



In the second workshop, the students prepared sunflower seeds and bird cakes,for birds which don't fly south and stay the winter with us.



Our florist prepeared tea bags, herbal baths, herbal blends and fragrant bouquets. In the classroomand the hall smelled like in grandmother's herbal chamber.




During the beekeeping lesson, we made candles and ornaments from wax.




Teachers also contributed their own, unique products.



Our two wooden pyramids were full of wonderful gifts.



In the wooden honeycomb, which is the result of careful and precise work of our school caretaker/janitor Ivan, the Fairtrade products and products that students made, were exhibited.



We also prepared herbal tea with honey and lemon, scented coffee (Fairtrade) and some delicious desserts from pumpkin seeds, which were offered to teachers and parents.



We all joined together as one happy family. I wish that this Christmas spirit would last long after this Christmas season and the warmth in our hearts would keep us cheerful in these cold winter days and that our friendship would help us to achieve our important mutual goals.

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Samstag, 2. Dezember 2017
Beekeeping at Biotechnical school Maribor
In the school year 2016/2017 at the Biotechnical School Maribor we decided to raise the beekeeping tradition. In order to make the work easier, I registered a class at the Beekeeping Association of Slovenia. At the beginning we needed the beekeeping equipment. Some equipment was provided by the Beekeeping Association and the other was provided by the school. When we collected all the necessary equipment, we could start. Of course, with the best team: Ivan, Jakob and Mihej.



By the May 2017, we prepared all the necessary equipment for settlement the bees. The girls also joined the guys. They painted beehives.



Together they won a silver recognition award at the beekeeping competition.



On 4th May first three families were brought to school



and on 23th another three.



We didn`t have any honey with young families this year, but they successfully contributed to pollinating plants. In the autumn time, we fed the bees, we treated them against Varoa and prepared them for the winter.

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Donnerstag, 16. November 2017
Roasting pumpkin seeds
We searched for different recipees, tried out several ones, some of the result were not successful and ended in a dust bin. Finally, these are the winners.










We took the job seriously but also had a lot of fun and were proud when we made it.

Roasted pumpkin seeds in the oven

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds
• 2 tablespoons melted butter or extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• Or 2 teaspoons sugar (with cinnamon)
• Or red sweet/hot/Cayenne pepper
• Or wallnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150-180 degrees C).

Toss seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 15-30 minutes or until they pop; stir occasionally.

Instead of salt we can use other spices: sweet or hot red pepper, Cayenne pepper, cinnamon,wallnuts.

Roasted pumpkin seeds in the frying pan

100g water
2 tablespoons sugar
2cups pumpkin seeds

Put water and sugar into the frying pan, boil it for short time and add the pumpkin seeds, stir all the time untill seeds pop.

BISCUITS

600g flour
200g of sugar powder
400g butter (you can replace it with part of margarine, it is even acceptable in these biscuits)
200g of ground pumpkin seed
pinch of salt
two eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or 3 vanilla sugars or 1 scraped vanilla
milk chocolate
* if desired, apricot or currant jam

Dough ingredients are mixed in the dough and placed in a refrigerator for a few hours (maybe for a few days).Roll out the dough to 4 mm on the baking paper and cut out shapes. They can be placed on baking paper very closely, as they do not grow.

Bake in the oven (180 celcius) for 10 to 15 min.

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Mittwoch, 15. November 2017
Results of the matching excercise
We had much fun with searching for the right person and your information was very valuable. Everyone has his own interpration and we hope, that we are pretty close and nobody feels bad. See you on Monday.
And the results are:
001 – Dania (71% students thought, that this is Dania)
002 – Max (57 %)
003 – Lara (57 %)
004 – Melli (100 % - all students agreed for Melli)
005 – Anton (71%)
006 – Leo (86 %)
007 – Nivan (57 %)
008 – Pascal (57%) – Tjorven (43 %)
009 – Hadi (57 %)
010 – Dimi (71 %)
011 – Tjorven (57 %)
012 – Leif (57 %)
013 do 015 – Jannick, Justin, Marjan.

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Freitag, 20. Oktober 2017
Who is who?
Hi, students from Rissen,
Our exhange week is getting closer and closer. We are excited and waiting anxiously for the day when we are going to fly to you.
We must admit we are a little bit afraid. We also feel like strangers for now.
So this is the first meeting with us. We have prepared a reading - matching exercise for you. Match our pictures (N.N.* and a number) with the description of each of us (our names). We wish you a lot of fun with reading and guessing WHO IS WHO.
We are sure that with this project, we will get to know each other and become real friends.
We are looking forward to your answers.

*Nomen Nescio is used to signify an anonymous or unnamed person - I do Not know your Name/you.

Our pictures:










Description:

Hi!
My name is Tjaša Kancler. I am 16 years old. Im not very tall and I have long brown hair. I go to Biotehniška school in Maribor. I live in a small town called Hoče. At home we have a small farm and I like working on the farm. At home we have cows, rabbits, cats, pigs and a dog. I like to take my dog Floki for a walk. I like watching MotoGP . I like diffrent sports like: volleyball, foodball, tennis…

Hello!
My name is Tea. I'm 16 years old. I go to Biotechnical school Maribor. I have a dog, a cat, pigs and vineyards. I`m going to tell you something about myself. I have brown long hair and blue eyes. I´m small and funny. I love my friends and animals. I like sports (football) and i like watching ski jumping, moto GP (Valentino Rossi) and formula 1(Lewis Hamilton). I hope to make some friends at your school in Rissen.
I am very excited to go to Germany.

Hello,
I'm Rene Klasinc. I come from small village Prepolje which is in the countryside of Dravsko polje. I'm 17 years old. I'm visit Biotehnical school Maribor direction Agricultural technicion. I live in small family farm. Next years we will buy more animals and increase farm. I like working on farm and driving tractor. When I will be older I want to work on my farm and help to my friends. I’m kind.

Hello!!!
My name is Mihael and I'm 15 years old. I come from Slovenia and I am very interested in working out. I started training and eating healthy last summer because I had enough, I had to much weight plus I was close to getting diabetis. I'm a very confident person so I belived in myself that i could do it. So my first goal was to lose 17 kg which I have gained over the year. My first week of training was very hard but I thought to myself if I give up now I will never succeed in life. After 3 months of hard work I finally achived my goal actually a little to well if you ask me. I lost 22 kg and in the process I helped other people with their goals – fitness goals mostly because a lot of people don't know how to motivate them selfs so I wanted to show them that I believe in them that there not alone on this world and since than I haven't stoped training and helping others. It doesen't matter where you come from the important thing is that you make your own dreams come to life despite the judgmet of other people.
In this task I wanted to show you that you can achive what I have achived in one year (eating healthy and exercising every day). Plus I forgot to tell you something about my Biotehnical school. I started going to this school because I was interested in learning about nature (plants, animals, organizems) plus I was eager to learn mostly about plants so that I could preper healthy meals, creams …
Thank you for reading and absorbing my text I hoped you enjoyed it (I hope it motivated you to follow your dreams…).

Hallo!
Ich bin Jakob Pulko. Ich bin 16 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus Zgornja Korena. Ich besuche die Biotechnische Schule Maribor, veil Ich liebe Landwirtschaft und Natur.
Ich habe einige Hobbys, aber mein lieblingshobbys sind arbeitet in einem Weinberg und fährt mit einem Moped am Wochenende.

Hallo!
Ich bin Tilen Žmavc. Ich wohne in Cerkvenjak, das liegt in Slowenien.Ich besuche die Biotehnische Schule in Maribor. Mein Hobby ist Fußball spielen.

Hallo!
Ich bin Lara Krajnc. Ich komme aus Slowenien. Ich besuche die Biotechnische Schule in Maribor. Meine Hobbys sind Fußball spielen, auf dem Bauernhof arbeiten und sich mit Freunden treffen.

Hallo!
Ich bin Gasper Skupek. Ich komme aus Slowenien. Ich besuche die Biotechnische Schule in Maribor. Meine Hobbys sind Fußball spielen und Basketball spielen.

Hallo!
Ich bin Ivan Praznik. Ich besuche die Biotechnische Schule in Maribor. Ich komme aus Slowenien, und wohne in Radlje ob Dravi. In meiner Freizeit spiele ich manchmal Basketball aber am liebsten arbeite ich zu Hause.

Hello!
I am Mihaela. I am 15 years old. I live in Rošpoh that is a small countryside close to Maribor. My passion are animals, farming and plant. At home we have farm. We are dealing with animal husbandry, agriculture and we also have some vineyards. I have long brown hair and I am very tall. I like watching MotoGP and I'm cheering for Marc Marquez. I like spending time with myself and my little brother.
I hope that we will makes a new friendship.

Hello.
My name is Andy. I am 16 years old. In my free time I like to play games or watch movies. I also train volleyball which I prefer the most. I also like to play football and enjoy skiing in winter in Italy with my family. My favourite food is pizza, but I don`t like vegetables.

Hello.
I am Dzenita Vejzovic and I am 16 year old.
I come from Bosnia and Herzegovina,Tuzla, but now I live in Maribor, Slovenija. I went to primary school and finished it in Duboki Potok, then I wanted to enroll to a hairdresser- school, then I went to high school in Srebrenik, but I was not happy there.
Now I visit Biotechnical school in Maribor.

Hello!
I'm Jakob Tomanič. I'm 16 years old and I go to Biotehniška šola Maribor. I'm visiting it second year. I come from Brušvik, it's village on the Dravsko polje. At home, we are dealing with beekeeping. My grand parents also have small farm with pigs. We grow buckwheat and pumpkins. We have buckwheat honey, which is very special, we are seeling buckwheat porridge too. We are making and selling pumpkin seed oil. In my free time I'm trainig football.

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Donnerstag, 12. Oktober 2017
Pumpkin harvest 2017
Although autumn was not yet on the calendar, autumn tasks are already being performed on the fields. That’s why on Tuesday 5 September 2017 also our school started a typical autumn task which is harvesting pumpkins.


Because of the drought the crops look smaller as they should. We took the harvest very seriously. Before the harvest we randomly selected pumpkins and measured their weight and diameter.


The reason we began these events was because of the cooperation in an interesting project Erasmus+. Cultivation of pumpkins for further processing is one of our projects.

With the help of the measurements we wanted to find out what's the average weight, average diameter,


quantity of the pumpkin seeds on the whole field/surface etc.
During the harvesting process we got a lot of ideas which we are going to use in the upcoming 2 years of the project. Work went very fast for students who took the measurements and for the ones who put away the network of stems.

We arranged the pumpkins in rows so that later the pumpkin harvester could harvest them.

Next, the special harvester picked up the pumpkins with it's reel, it crushed them and extracted the seeds.



After the harvest the seeds were stored and later they were put to dry.

measurement_results_2017 (xlsx, 19 KB)

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