Honey vs Vegans
What is the vegan argument against honey? For some vegans, this extends to honey, because it is produced from the labor of bees. Honey-avoiding vegans believe that exploiting the labor of bees and then harvesting their energy source is immoral — and they point out that large-scale beekeeping operations can harm or kill bees. Asked to clarify […]
ALL NATURAL SOAPS OR COMMERCIAL SOAPS
So, what’s with the controversy between commercial and natural soaps? Isn’t soap’s just soap? That is Not true!!!! Soap has been around for thousands of years to be precise 2800 BC in Ancient Babylon; the ruins of Pompeii revealed a complete soap factory. Earlier the plains women made their soaps from rendered animal fats (they […]
Facts About Our Bees
Honey is a versatile commodity. The natural sweetener goes with everything from teas, coffees and meats, and veggies. It is also a powerful tool for conservation, benefiting the ecosystems alike. Conventional honey production can stress bee colonies because sometimes new beekeepers use oversized hives. Newbies think this will help the bees produce more honey, it […]
HONEY BEE, BUMBLEBEE, AND BRAZILIAN WASPS VENOM
Using the venom from 312 honeybees and bumblebees in Perth Western Australia, Ireland and England, Dr Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia, tested the effect of the venom on the clinical subtypes of breast cancer, including triple-negative breast cancer, which has limited treatment options. These […]
How do Honeybees Consume Nectar? By Sucking and Not Just Dipping Their Tongues, Scientists Discover
Bee’s tongue is adapted perfectly to lapping syrupy nectarsFor over 100 years, scientists have known how honeybees drink nectar. They lap it up. They don’t lap like cats or dogs, videos of our Honey Bees drinking habits have been one of the great rewards of high-speed video. Dipping their hairy tongues rapidly in and out of syrupy […]
BEES, BRAZILIAN WASPS, SNAKES, FROGS, AND SCORPIONS CAN HOLD THE CURE FOR CANCER
The properties in the venom that destroy cancer cells can have the same effect on healthy cells — much in the same way, chemotherapy causes cell damage and painful side effects, while treating cancer.But Pan’s lab has developed a technique to separate out the important proteins and peptides in the venom so they can be used to stop cancer cell growth. His […]
WITHOUT OUR POLLINATORS THERE IS NO US!
Our BumbleBee is now on the Endangered Species list. Please take the time to read and educate yourself on the plight of our Bumblebee, their role as pollinators and they too along with our Honeybees can become extinct. We cannot live without their expertise, as our food sources will die, the planet will die, as […]
WITHOUT OUR POLLINATORS THERE IS NO US OR EARTH AS WE KNOW IT!
11,000 scientists just announced that climate change has us on track for ‘untold suffering’, while the UN says the collapse of our ecosystems could wipe out a **MILLION** species. And, yes we could be one of them. There used to be many “environmental issues”. But now, it’s all one struggle. For life itself. We’re not separate from nature — […]