Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Bee News => Topic started by: Scott Derrick on October 05, 2014, 02:56:48 am
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As a beekeeper, I know the value that the honey bee offers to the world. It is obvious, due to the decline of the honey bee and all the attention CCD has brought to it’s man made condition, that there is more value to this little insect then we truly realize. I believe as science continues to peal back the layers of complexity of this incredible insect, history will show that is one of the most if not the most valuable insect known to mankind. As a beekeeper, I believe I can make a huge impact on my local neighborhood, city and state by being a guardian of these fantastic friend that we have. My voice and energy are important to their survival and ours.
http://www.swarmcommander.com/honey-bee-stomach-bacteria-show-potential-antibiotic/
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Interesting article.
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The conservative viewpoint found on the subject of honey, in Wikipedia, states that there is no evidence supporting the use of honey to fight allergies, burns and coughs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey) I am sure many of us advocates for natural medicines would argue that point.
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Hoping that my own honey would help my allergies has not yet made any difference yet. After two months, not only are they not better, I think maybe a little worse. Don't know how long its supposed to take. But, even if it doesn't work, I'm still going to love me some of my own bees honey.
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Keep in mind, it isn't the honey. It's the pollen in the honey that helps. If the pollen in the honey isn't from the plant you are allergic to, it isn't going to help.
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Fall dark honey which has ragweed pollen helps my allergies, spring honey not so much, as all I am really allergic to in spring are oak and maple.
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Keep in mind, it isn't the honey. It's the pollen in the honey that helps. If the pollen in the honey isn't from the plant you are allergic to, it isn't going to help.
A point that need to be repeated again and again! Most people don't realize this.
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Yep! I would agree with that... and that's one of the reason's I only filter once, keeping as much good hiveness in the honey ;)
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i have some customers 'swear' that my honey helps them with allergies. (i don't have allergies except to bees...... :D)
i also have several vets that purchase honey from me to treat animals with and prevent infection and healing. they swear by this.
my honey is filtered once out of the extractor, and then one more time, or maybe two, afterwards. i ask, cuz i can provide them with it straight out of the extractor, but it doesn't matter to them. the vets just want honey from a beekeeper.
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So Cool that the vets are using honey for the animals, that makes me happy :)
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yep, it's kinda cool, my vet of 20 some years started using honey in her practice. sounds off, but it's not, and she has been educating me on the benefits of antibacterial and healing properties of honey in her practice. let's say she get's an animal with some sort of injury or a treatment of a wound that requires surgery, and/or stitching. she treats with the usual antibiotics, but what she does is on the wound, or the stitching is slather honey on it and place a gauze bandage over it. she and other vets in her office are using honey as an antibacterial and healing 'compound'. they say it works, speeds healing with no infection, and fights potential infections better than other common treatments. i have other vets that purchase from me for the same reason.
what is really cool though is, i have been in their office at times for a vet visit, picking up a prescription, food, or delivering honey, and at the same time a client that has had their animal treated with my honey. the staff or the docs are quick to say, this is the beekeeper that supplies the honey. that's what's cool, to hear their comments and thoughts on what they think the honey treatment has done for their animal. a thank you, lots of questions, and maybe an order for a jar of honey. ;)