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This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 51. Chapters: Beekeeping, Bee products, Hymenoptera, Plants, Propolis, Acarapis woodi, Apiary, Apimondia, Apis cerana, Apis mellifera capensis, Apitoxin, Aristaeus, Beekeeper, Bee bole, Bee learning and communication, Bee tree, Box hive, Brood comb, Diseases of the honey bee, Drone, Fumagillin, Honey bee pheromones, Honey extractor, Honey flow, Honey super, Italian bee, Karl Kehrle, Langstroth hive, List of honey plants, Mating yard, Nasonov, Nectar source, Nosema apis, Nuc, Oxytetracycline, Pollen basket, Pollen source, Pollination management, Pollinator, Pollinator decline, Propolis, Queen bee, Queen excluder, Robbing, Round dance, Russian honeybee, Saturation pollination, Slumgum, Small hive beetle, Swarming, Tetradium, Thelytoky, Top-bar hive, Urban beekeeping, Waggle dance, Waxworm, Winter cluster, Worker bee, Library. Excerpt: Propolis is a resinous substance that bees collect from tree buds or other botanical sources. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive. Propolis is used for small gaps (approximately 6.35 mm or less), while larger spaces are usually filled with beeswax. Its color varies from green to reddish brown depending of its botanical source; the most common being dark brown. For centuries, beekeepers assumed that bees sealed the beehive with propolis to protect the colony from the elements, such as rain and cold winter drafts. However, 20th century research has revealed that bees not only survive, but also thrive, with increased ventilation during the winter months throughout most temperate regions of the world. Propolis is now believed to: Propolis is marketed by health food stores as a traditional medicine, and for its claimed beneficial effect on human health. Natural medicine practitioners often use propolis for the relief of various conditons, including inflammations, viral diseases, ulcers, superficial burns or scalds. Some such therapies are based on the traditional p...
