All posts categorized with Honey Bees

(Natural News) Aside from the vital role bees perform in plant pollination, they also provide humans with several health-boosting substances – honey itself has numerous therapeutic properties; bee pollen and bee propolis also offer amazing health benefits. Bee propolis – also known as “bee glue” – is a sticky substance derived from tree resin collected by […]

(Natural News) At the end of November, a judge from the Northern District of California delivered a crushing blow to our nation’s beekeepers, and effectively approved of the EPA policies that will allow seeds to be coated with bee-toxic pesticides, known as neonicotinoids, or neonics for short. These pesticides, which can persist in soil and […]

(Natural News) Asian hornets (Vespia mandarinia) pose no extreme risk to humans, but the presence of these hornets could mean genocide to the honey bees. It’s not the stinger that hurts the bees, reports The Register, it’s the hornet’s jawbone, or mandible that will swiftly decapitate honey bees. They do their damage after hovering around bee colonies while awaiting their […]