During last weekend I was listening the recent studies of  Tobias C. 
Olofsson and  Alejandra Vasquez

There is going to be many more publications coming soon. Lactic acid 
bacteria do have a lot of influence in process where nectar in transferred 
to honey.

Also lactic bacteria seem to be working against some bee pathogens, and 
their amounts change when bees are fed or medicated.

Personally I feel that the couple has opened a totally new door to bee 
science, and we will see a lot of things coming up throught the new finding 
that inside honeybee lives a more than 10 species  of symbiotic 
lactobacteria. These bacteria are not found in any other place.

These bacteria and their products might also be the clue why different 
honeys vary in their abilities to work against bacteria.

Ari Seppälä
Finland

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