Bees Eat Honey, Don't They?
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We all know bees eat honey. But do they?
There are approximately 280ish different types of bee in the UK. Only one of them is the honey bee. 26 are bumble bees and the others are all solitary bees.
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What can Honey & Beeswax be used for?
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The list of uses for honey and beeswax are endless but here are some:
Honey
Cut comb and cappings are popular with hayfever sufferers as they tend to contain more pollen. If using honey for hayfever the advice is that you should take 1 teaspoon a day for a month before your symptoms usually start. Honey should be as local as possible. However, honey will not help hayfever sufferers if the allergies are grass pollen as bees do not forage on grass.
Honey and lemon for colds is a well known remedy. A recent study showed that children’s cough mixtures were ineffective, but that a spoonful of honey provided some relief from night time coughs.
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What is Beeswax?
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Beeswax is a sustainable source of wax.
For centuries the only source of light was candle and the best candles have always been made from beeswax. Beeswax candles were always used by the church and monasteries as well as the rich and privileged. Wax for candles was one of the reasons monks kept bees.
Natural beeswax candles produce a beautiful bright light. It is also smokeless so it won’t leave behind the dirty sooty marks a paraffin based candle will. Nor does it contain the carcinogenic compounds of paraffin.