Just wanted to make sure this posted here as for years I have talked about propolis paddies in beehives for treating of secondary diseases..............and also so bees can use it to help resterilize the broodnest to their needs for raising healthy brood without the foul and chalk, etc, etc..........nothing new. Beekeepers physically doing it for years now that personally know me, though others have tooted it in the past. Much in archives here others can go reread thru now again if they want to.
 
Dee A. Lusby
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Propolis Boosts Bees' Immune Response

International Pollinator Conference Highlights Importance of Bees

U.S. continues efforts to protect declining pollinator populations

By Daniel Gorelick, U.S. Department of State, 11/7/2008

http://tinyurl.com/5p2lc2 <http://tinyurl.com/5p2lc2>

…Spivack's preliminary studies suggest that treating laboratory
bees with propolis reduces the number of bacteria and helps their immune
responses. She is now repeating these studies in the field using more
bees, hoping that propolis may be a useful tool in the fight to save the
bees.



      

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