Benefits of Bee Products: Honey, Royal Jelly, Pollen, Propolis, Bee Venom, Wax, Pastura

Bee Honey is the result of the transformation, processing and storage of nectar by bees in brood cells for feeding the bees in the hive. The preparation of the honey is the main concern of all times.

Immediately after the extraction, the liquid honey is always clear and liquid. This is due to the high content of fructose, which makes some products such as acacia honey always remain liquid. If the glucose content is higher than that of fructose, honey will be crystallized at low temperatures. The honey can heal a great number of diseases of the human body. It can be used to treat various diseases without side effects. Honey is sweet but if consumed in moderate amounts, it will not affect the diabetics.

The diseases that can be treated with honey include acne, cold, flu, arthritis, urinary infections, constipation, stomach ache, fatigue, indigestion, insomnia.

The royal jelly is the glandular secretion of the bees, which is a gelatinous material used to feeding the future queens and the bee larvae in the first three stages of life.

The colour of the fresh royal jelly is white-yellowish, ad sometimes brown-yellowish, especially when the bees bring large amounts of pollen from certain plants. In contact with the air and the light, the colour of the royal jelly changes, it becomes more dense and thicker, gaining a glassy appearance and a dark brown colour. The taste of the royal jelly is sour. The royal jelly is commonly used to treat diabetes, blood pressure, anxiety, female fertility and menopause.

Pollen is defined as a yellow powder produced by the male reproductive cells. The pollen and the honey are the only food resources containing over 20 nutrients, according to the latest research in the field. The pollen is one of the oldest food supplements used by humans. The benefits of the pollen have been used by most ancient civilizations and religions. The Egyptians and the Chinese used pollen as a medicine and to rejuvenate the body. Hippocrates claimed that pollen ensure sustainable health for those who took it, helping to prevent the aging of the body.

Pollen provides unexpected help for people who want to lose weight, to strengthen their immune system, to increase its vitality, get rid of allergies and asthma, combat digestive problems, increase the libido, slow down the aging process, prevent cancer and other diseases. Pollen also helps cell regeneration. Pollen can reduce the cholesterol. A high level of cholesterol is often fatal to human health because it is associated with high blood pressure, stroke and other heart problems.

Bee venom is a secretion produced by the working bees; the venom is stored in a bag and eliminated when the bee stings someone or something, which is in fact a reflex. Bee venom is used in the composition of ointments, moistures used to treat joint pain, rheumatism, skin treatments.

Wax is a product resulting from the complex organic metabolism of the bees, meant to be used to build the gofers of the hive. They are gradually loaded with substances which change profoundly the composition and this passes through all shades of yellow, getting close to dark brown after a few years.

In ancient times, wax was used to embalm the dead. Nowadays, bee wax is used to produce candles, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and cleaning products. Wax is used to treat diseases such as tonsillitis, bowel regulation, cough. Wax is also used in the composition of ointments, to treat certain diseases such as burns, poor peripheral circulation, various skin treatments.

Pastura is the pollen collected by bees and stored in honeycombs where, under the influence of temperature, moisture and microbial flora, it is transformed into a hive product with high preservation and increased digestibility.

Pastura is removed from the cells by shaking them and the quantity on the walls is removed with a knitting needle. Pastura is used in pharmaceutical industry, especially for obtaining natural vitamins. It is also used in medicine to treat several diseases of the nervous system, endocrine system and vitamin deficiency.

Pastura is recommended for the same diseases as the pollen. Its therapeutic effect is stronger and it is obtained in less time.