The humble honeybee plays a vital role in the health and ecosystem of our planet. Without bees, crops won’t be pollenated, wildflowers won’t bloom, and even new trees won’t grow. Bees are essential little insects in the food chain of both humans and animals. Without them we will struggle to put food on the table.
Bees carry pollen granules from one plant to the next, pollenating the plants which enables them to reproduce and keep the ecosystem alive. Bees visit thousands of flowers to gather nectar, which they carry back to their hive. Wonderful, nutritious raw honey is just one of the products bees produce after a visit to a flower field.
Honey has been used since ancient times by the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Chinese for its medicinal benefits and wound healing effects.
Modern science has backed the healing effects of honey which include antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, to name a few.
Honey is not the only super product bees make. In fact, there are five other bee products that you can use every day for their amazing health benefits.
First let’s see how the bees use these products themselves:
Honey – a bee larvae’s number one food source (carbohydrate)
Bee pollen – a bee’s source of protein
Propolis – protects the hive, acts as a natural immune system and glue
Royal jelly – bee superfood used to create a queen for the hive
Beeswax – a bee’s building material used to build the hive
Bee venom – a bee’s weapon to protect itself and the hive from predators
All these bee products have benefits for health and beauty and can easily be added to your daily routine. When bee products are used as alternative medicine, they fall under the category called Apitherapy.
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