-- Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
In a message dated 19/05/2008 11:16:21 GMT Standard Time,
Does this suggest that bee bread would be a better dietary supplement (and delicious sweetmeat) for humans than trapped pollen?
>>>to me? no more than the fact that adult bees live essentially on honey would suggest to me that this is a good diet for adult humans.
What are 'fight muscles'?
>>>they are typographical errors. in the sentence following, the phrase "flight muscles" is a good hint as to what "fight muscles" are.
How do bees use full strength honey to combat infections?
>>>well, certainly bees use honey as a way to preserve their food...if it were stored in it's consumable form, it would spoil, much like canning or freezing might prevent your winter food stores from rotting. i can't cite a specific source that says bees use honey to directly combat infection...but the way they sometimes pack honey on top of pollen would probably be an example.
>>>deknow
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