Making propolis tincture is very straight forward once you have the right ingredients: raw propolis and food grade alcohol. Follow the step-by-step recipe below for how to make propolis tincture.
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How to make propolis tincture
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What are the health benefits of propolis?
Propolis is renowned for its potent anti-microbial and anti-viral properties. It has been used for thousands of years to support immune health in humans and as a natural antioxidant. In ancient times, propolis was widely used to boost health, relieve ailments, heal wounds and in embalming processes.
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Why is propolis important for bees?
Honeybees are experts at collecting plant resins and turning them into propolis. But what is it that makes propolis so special? Why is propolis so important for honeybees, and what do they do with it?
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Plants for Bees Winter
In winter, any plants for honeybees to get nectar & pollen from are hugely important. Here are the 3 best flowering plants for bees in winter
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What is Propolis?
Honey bees are very good at doing what is best for them. To the chagrin of many a beekeeper they make propolis and coat the insides of their hives with it. This stuff is sticky. And the warmer it is, the stickier it gets. It gets everywhere.
But what is propolis? Find out how honeybees make it & what they make it from in this short introduction to propolis, nature’s antiseptic marvel.
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Podcast Green Bites – Honey Tasting
Journalist Ellie O’Byrne from the Podcast Green Bites visited for a honey tasting of raw Irish honeys with Beekeeper Hanna from Hanna’s Bees.
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How to deal with aggressive bees
One of the most effective ways of dealing with an aggressive or defensive colony is bleeding it of its flying bees. The flying bees are the ones who typically display aggressive or defensive behaviour. A colony depleted off its older workforce are much easier to handle.
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Why are some bees aggressive?
Far more common than aggression, are bees that are defensive, agitated, disturbed, hungry, frightened, alarmed, stressed or restless. In dealing with a colony that appears aggressive, we must first figure out why they are acting or reacting the way they are. Only then can we deal with them appropriately.
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Do bees drink water?
Honeybees collect water, but what do they do with it? Drink it? This blog dives into the hive to explore the many uses for water in bee colonies.
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