Propolis May Help Flowers Last Longer in Beeswax Vase

The Honeycomb Vase
By Alice Rawsthorn, The New York Times, 12/8/2007
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2007/12/propolis-may-help-flowers-last-longer.html

...Libertiny is convinced that flowers last longer in them, because beeswax contains propolis, an antibacterial agent that protects against biological decay. "We found out by accident," he explains. "We had a bouquet, which was too big for the beeswax vase, so we put half of the flowers in a glass vase. We noticed the difference after a week or so.

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