Simply, bees help to protect themselves against infection from external elements by rubbing against the Propolis.

Propolis chunks. Honeybees gather resins & modify them, creating propolis. High in phenolic compounds, propolis is a natural antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory substance. Propolis has a long history of medicinal use, dating back to 350 B.C. From Peace River Bees

From the time of Aristotle, Greeks used propolis for abscesses; Assyrians used it for healing wounds and tumors and Egyptians used it for mummification. It has many medicinal uses today, some of them being: sore throat, cold sores (viral), colds & related ailments, skin healing, antibotic and better physical strength.

An example of a study on propolis revealed that adding hot water or hot alcohol to propolis created an antibiotic extract that remained stable for many months when refrigerated. It also found that propolis proved effective as a fungicide, being the only product from the hive to have this property and lead to the conclusion that propolis is created primarily to maintain a healthy and illness-free environment within the colony. If you think about how densly populated the inside of the hive is, and how outside "visitors" and intruders can enter the colony from outside, and the many forms of bacteria that must be combatted this is quite an accomplishment.

Raw propolis can be frozen in small portions, then added to a coffee grinder in its frozen state and ground for easy consumption. Bee blessed

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