The absolute perfection with which honeybees construct their hexagonal comb cells has astonished human beings since ancient times. deep mystery is not why hexagons, but how such a perfect geometrical shape fabricated, without any portrait or tools. Do they possess divine intelligence? Recent studies shed light on this revered and show beyond doubt that it the thermo-mechanical properties of bee...

The application of edible coatings carrying antifungal compounds on cheese was studied to reduce mass losses and control the fungal growth surface during ripening. effectiveness 8 biopolymers Aloe vera gel (AV) at controlling loss analysed early stage maturation, with without lipids (Oleic acid oleic acid-beeswax blend) (potassium sorbate (PS)), gallic tannin (GT) gel. gellan gum both PS GT exh...

Abstract Focusing on the largely unpublished ‘city accounts’ (‘Stadsrekeningen’) of Bruges, this article examines city's giving prestigious Baltic beeswax to their lords, Valois and (later) Habsburg dukes Burgundy. It sheds new light urban government by analysing how civic leaders across north-western Europe used apiary product manage often fraught relationships with rulers reinforce identities...