Using bee pollen for allergies is one of the natural allergy remedies that have become more popular in recent years. Could bee pollen help you to alleviate your allergy symptoms? The truth is that there’s little scientific evidence to support the use of bee pollen as a natural allergy remedy. But it’s also true that […]
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If you’re a beginning beekeeper, there’s only one anwer to the question above… YES! When you’re starting out, wear bee gloves every time you work your bees. Wearing the gloves will make you a little less nervous, and a little more confident And when you are inexperienced at beekeeping, that’s really important. Don’t think the
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How important is it to use a bee veil? Very! Bees are certainly fascinating insects, and great fun to work with. But do you really want to be eyeball to eyeball with them while you’re trying to examine a hive? Don’t think so! Nearly ALL Beekeepers Wear Veils Few beekeepers, professional or amateur, will work their bees without wearing
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So what is a hive tool? To those unfamiliar with beekeeping, the name might be a little bit deceiving. If you don’t know better, it sounds like it might be a tool for building or fixing beehives. But actually, it’s not a tool for working ON beehives, it’s a tool for working WITH beehives. Simple but
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Not surprisingly, honey candy was the first type of candy ever made. For many centuries, honey was the only sweetener available. And in the middle ages, when sugar began to become widely available, it was extremely expensive. Only the wealthy could afford to use sugar until around the 1700’s. Candy Was Always Made With Honey
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The benefits of honey and cinnamon have been purported by many to be nigh onto a miracle drug. Claims are made that a mixture of cinnamon and honey will cure maladies as trivial as bad breath and as serious as cancer. So is there any truth to these claims about the health benefits of cinnamon
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Honey sticks are a new-fangled way to enjoy the most ancient of sweets! I’m not sure who first came up with the concept of a honey stick, but it’s really a pretty ingenious idea. And like many of the best ideas, it’s also very simple: just put some honey in a straw and seal it at
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Beeswax crayons offer a more natural alternative to traditional paraffin-based crayons. Crayons made with beeswax are long lasting and durable, and the natural transparency of the beeswax reveals rich and vibrant colors as the crayons glide buttery-smooth over paper. They smell good, too! Petroleum-Based Crayons Are Probably Safe, But… Crayons have long been a favorite of children. Whether
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Once – and not so terribly long ago – just about ALL wood finish products were made with beeswax. But mass-produced products made without beeswax (largely to save money) gradually eased beeswax wood finish products to the back of the shelf. In recent years, though, beeswax-based products have been making a comeback. And for some
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Though often overshadowed by honey, beeswax is very important in its own right. In fact, it could be argued that historically, it has been even more important than honey. And though we aren’t quite as reliant upon beeswax as our ancestors were, it’s still used in hundreds of applications for which no other known material
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