Plant species are fundamental source of nectar in beekeeping since bees access and pollen from flowers. Consequently, bee products strongly linked to the foraging flora source, and, depending on this, they acquire defined features, including their health medicinal properties. Medicinal plants contribute greatly increase beneficial properties products, such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, propoli...

Natural products or byproducts have always been considered as the safest medicament for humans especially for treating the diseases. Propolis, a resinous honey bee extract is one of such medicament which has proven itself to be successful in is based on its antimicrobial, anti an overview of different applications and uses of propolis in the field of dentistry.

Brazilian bees of the species Eufriesea purpurata are known to tolerate very high concentrations of DDT. As reported in the literature, these bees have suffered no harm from as much as 2 mg/bee, which is in the per-cent range of the body weight. In 1979, individuals of E. purpurata were captured as they collected DDT from walls of remote, rural houses in Brazil. Reported herein are quantities a...

In a global economy, an efficient supply chain as a main core competency empowers enterprises to provide products or services at the right time in the right quantity, at a low cost. This paper is to plan a single product, multi-echelon, multi-period closed loop supply chain for high-tech products (which have continuous price decrease). Ultimately, considering components rated to procurement, pr...

Introduction This is a multi-disciplinary effort between entomologists and a plant pathologist to address three research priorities as set by the 2008 SHAP research committee. We propose developing a pollinator alternative to the honey bee which specializes in pollinating fruit trees and is not susceptible to the virus causing the Colony Collapse Disorder nor to the mite problems devastating th...

In this study, pralines manufactured by hand were evaluated sensorially. These pralines were obtained from dark chocolate containing 60% cocoa components, filled with Apis mellifera carnica Poll drone larvae, blossom honey and a blossom honey/pollen mixture from the protected region of Stara Planina-Eastern Serbia (a specific botanical region). The objectives of this study were investigations r...

Introduction: Apitherapy is a therapeutic approach based on the use of beehive products. It frequently suggested for treatment rheumatoid arthritis. This study was to assess recommendations apitherapists regarding arthritis.
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background: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the nosema ceranae and nosema apis among apiaries using both spore counts and multiplex pcr and the replacement of n. apis by n. ceranae in some regions of turkey. methods: a hundred honey bee samples were collected from 99 apiaries in 11 different locations in 2011-2012 in turkey. nosema infection degree from collected sample...

Conventional antiviral drugs have proven effectiveness for genital herpes; however, patients continue to use a variety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments. Given that patients may be using these products, it is important that healthcare providers become familiar with the data regarding safety and efficacy. We have reviewed available scientific data on six commonly used tr...