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More Than Just Pollinators: Honey Bees in Medicine
- Feb 13, 2019
- By Anthony Zunino
- In Bee Health
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Although an unfamiliar term to most, “zootherapy”, the use of animals for medicinal purposes, has been a defining component of health and wellness traditions for the greater part of human history. In the modern era, development of advanced biotechnology and pharmaceuticals have mostly replaced this once common form of treatment.…
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Manuka Honey: What the Science Says
- Jan 29, 2019
- By Aaron Weber
- In Bee Products
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Just 50 years ago scientific journals dismissed Manuka honey as a “worthless and harmful substance”. In fact, few researchers were willing to take it seriously due to a belief that honey was merely an alternative medicine. Within the past few years however, new evidence has been turning opinions. Recently, Manuka…
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Nutrition for Bees: Preserving Honey and Pollen
- Nov 03, 2016
- By Benjamin Ruzzo
- In Articles, Bee Health, Organic, Research
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Nutrition affects every aspect of an organism’s life, from behavior to evolution. For social insects, such as bees, the gathering and consumption of nutrients can be complex due to changes in the environment and their community. Bees temporarily store and protect some nutrition in their body, but it is mostly stored…