A two-year study was conducted in Maine wild blueberry fields (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) on the health of migratory honey bee colonies 2014 and 2015. In each year, three or five were monitored at nine field locations during bloom (mid-May until mid-June). Colony measured by assessing colony strength bloom. Potential factors that might affect queen failure supersedure; pesticide residues tr...

Large, contaminated wounds are difficult and expensive to treat. Honey contains many nutrients and minerals and has a bactericidal effect due to hydrogen peroxide liberation and a phytochemical constituent. The use of honey in the management of wounds enhances healing and eliminates invading bacteria without the use of systemic antibiotics. Honey also decreases inflammatory edema. Thus the use ...

Homozygosity of Sex Determination Locus and It’s Correlation with Population Honey Production Honeybee (Apis Mellifera Meda) Populations in West-Azerbaijan Kurdistan Provinces

honey is a by-product of flower nectar and the upper aero-digestive tract of the honey bee, which is concentrated through a dehydration process inside the bee hive. honey has a very complex chemical composition that varies depending on the botanical source. it has been used both as food and medicine since ancient times. human use of honey is traced to some 8000 years ago as depicted by stone ag...

Honey is increasingly valued for its antibacterial activity, but knowledge regarding the mechanism of action is still incomplete. We assessed the bactericidal activity and mechanism of action of Revamil® source (RS) honey and manuka honey, the sources of two major medical-grade honeys. RS honey killed Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa within 2 hours, whereas manuka ...