The so-called codex Madrid

The bees were very important within the maya area, the honey was part of their daily diet, and their culture meant an intense commercial activity. It is known that consumed in large quantities, and that the honey was obtained by means of standardized processes and tidy.

The so-called codex of Madrid, one of the few codices that survived to our days, is a treaty very extensive on the cultivation, care and considerations that must be taken on the hives of bees meliponas and their honey. This codex can be considered as a treatise on botany and bees, among many other things, talks about: -the Origin and creation of the bees by the god Itzamna. -Indications for the honey from the hive to be collected during the dry season. -Tools used for the transfer of the honey. -Offerings to the gods for the proper development of the swarms. -How to divide and multiply the colonies meliponas and the correct date for your division. -Indications on the disappearance of the hives that they are without a queen
-How to transfer a hive from a tree trunk to a hive-type trunk. – Gods that govern the meloponicultura maya. – Management of the hive of two bodies with breeding and melario. -Elaboration of the balche or ritual drink. – Replacement of the queen bee in the hive.

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