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(Natural News) Honeybees are known to “clean up” dead individuals and remove them from the hive. A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia looked into the mechanisms that drive this behavior and examined how it can be used to breed healthier colonies. Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are highly social insects known for their […]

(Natural News) Aside from being a natural sweetener, preppers know that raw honey has several medicinal uses that can be helpful in a pinch. Check them out below, and don’t forget to include some honey in your supplies. (h/t to BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com) Honey possesses medicinal properties because it is full of sugar with little to no water […]

(Natural News) Bees are different from other insects in lots of little ways. But a new study now shows that as a group, they also behave rather differently, even when compared with individual bees. To be more specific, a group of researchers has determined that the way honey bees usually function, when they are in […]

(Natural News) Honeybees are facing an uphill battle when it comes to food storage as a result of modern farming practices, according to a study in the open access journal Ecology and Evolution. The study also suggested that commercial forestry and even our practices in the garden contribute to the challenges that honeybees face in […]

(Natural News) It has become readily evident to most people that our planet is in trouble – big trouble. The bees are in crisis, forests are being cut down at an alarming rate, pollution of the air and oceans is out of control, and nobody seems to be doing very much about any of it. […]

(Natural News) Manuka honey continues to gain popularity today because of its amazing healing properties. Produced almost exclusively from New Zealand by bees that pollinate flowers of the mānuka plant, manuka honey contains powerful natural antibacterial properties. Although most honey contains various amounts of methylglyoxal, an organic antibacterial compound, manuka honey has more of this […]

(Natural News) Bees and butterflies do more than fly around flowers. As a homesteader, it is important to understand the role of pollinators in keeping the plants in your garden thriving. Pollination is the process by which insects – like bees, bumblebees, butterflies, and honeybees – called pollinators help move pollen from one plant to another to facilitate […]

(Natural News) Honeybees are in trouble – BIG trouble. Bee populations have been dwindling all around the globe at an alarming rate in recent years, and some species have even made it on to the endangered list. Scientists have been scrambling to find out what is causing this alarming trend, but Mike Adams, the Health […]

(Natural News) It’s better for bees if homeowners mow the yard less often, according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation. The study, funded by the National Science Foundation, indicated that mowing the yard less often improves bee habitat. The researchers conducted the study in order to determine whether different lawn mowing frequencies […]

(Natural News) Aside from being known pollinators of food crops, bees also provide us with beeswax, honey, and propolis. Even bee venom has life-saving properties. But did you know that a certain honey bee secretion called royal jelly also offers a lot of health benefits? Bees secrete royal jelly, a unique healing compound that functions as nourishment […]