Saturday, November 6, 2010

Bee Products – Propolis

You may never have heard of bee propolis but it has long been known to provide significant health benefits. The most important of these benefits may be propolis use as an antibiotic.

Propolis sterilises and seals the hive protecting it from infection. Wikipedia give a whole list of the possible health benefits of propolis Natural medicine practitioners use propolis for the relief of various conditions...

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Beekeeping

There are number of bee's species that produce different type of honey .To find out what kind of bees are available in your area, you can contact your local beekeeper association. Once you have contacted your local beekeeping association or visited one of beekeeping farms in your area, you know the overall picture of beekeeping.

Organic beekeeping and natural beekeeping are similar, yet different. Organic beekeeping is like natural beekeeping, except that it is governed by very stringent regulations set by the FDA. Legality...that is the main difference between organic beekeeping and "natural" beekeeping.

Monday, November 1, 2010

What is Propolis?

Propolis is a substance that bees make from tree sap and turn it into an antiseptic to keep the hive clean of germs, fungi and all kinds of insect that it intends to enter.

Resin secreted by trees to heal and protect themselves and then is converted into propolis by the bees. This makes this substance contains powerful natural antibiotics and antifungals with the advantage of not presenting their side effects.