{"id":4833,"date":"2022-02-24T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T19:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/?page_id=4833"},"modified":"2022-08-05T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:19:42","slug":"honey-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/?page_id=4833","title":{"rendered":"Honey Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tHoney Project\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; svg_background=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645625538560{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-icon-with-text qodef-layout--before-content qodef--custom-icon\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/icon1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-title-text\">What do we do?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" >Obtain, for the first time in Ecuador, a physical-chemical and biological characterization of important native Ecuadorian bee products according to their floral origin. These results will allow us to know the honey potential and characteristics of the main beekeeping products in the area.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-icon-with-text qodef-layout--before-content qodef--custom-icon\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/icon2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-title-text\">How do we do it?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" >We work directly with beekeepers in the region to sample their apiaries. We will take samples of honey, pollen and bee bread for analysis of physical-chemical parameters that determine its quality and its possible relationship with its floral origin. We will also study the nutritional and functional potential of these bee products, as well as their antimicrobial capacity against important pathogens in both human and animal medicine.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-icon-with-text qodef-layout--before-content qodef--custom-icon\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/icon3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-title-text\">Why do we do it?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" >Ecuador is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world, with a floral variety that can be used in the production of a great variety of honeys and other bee products throughout the year. Despite this, knowledge about the potential of the country&#039;s beekeeping products in terms of quality and biological properties is scarce. This has resulted in a lack of interest in the practice of beekeeping at the national level and the conservation of different species of bees.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; svg_background=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-team qodef-layout--info-below\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-m-inner\">\n        <div class=\"qodef-m-image\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/jalvarez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/jalvarez.jpg 622w, https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/jalvarez-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/jalvarez-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"qodef-m-team-info\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-social-icons-group\">\n    <\/div>        \t<var class=\"qodef-m-position\" >Project Leader:<\/var>\n    <h4 class=\"qodef-m-name\" >\n    Jos\u00e9 Miguel \u00c1lvarez Su\u00e1rez    <\/h4>\n\n    <p class=\"qodef-m-text\" >jalvarez@usfq.edu.ec<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; svg_background=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645625538560{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; svg_background=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":4709,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4833","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4833\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}