Propolis' Benefits To Bees And HumansCollecting, Cleaning, Recipes

摘要

Beekeepers have been selecting for bees that produce less propolis for quite a while now. Many beekeepers just call it "bee glue," and wish their bees would stop sticking everything together. As glue, it is amazing stuff. Sometimes it is possible to pick up an entire Langstroth hive by the upper hand-holds and have it all stick together from bottom board to inner cover. Why the bees feel so compelled to glue the frames in place is hard to understand, but they are quite good at it. Propolis is amazing for other reasons, too, most of which are very positive for us and for the bees. It is so amazing that we should really be selecting for bees that produce more propolis, not less.