Public interest in the naval seaman grew dramatically during the second half of the nineteenth century in Britain. Images of the British bluejacket entered the popular imagination through such diverse means as advertising, entertainment, newspapers, politics and philanthropy. Yet these images were hardly consistent. While some representations portrayed naval seamen as dutiful patriotic servants...

Up till now, more than 11 types of Bulgarian’s bee honey have been harvested and investigated. Based on the data from available literature in 2014 was summarized the scientific information related to the main types of bee honey in Bulgaria from 2000 to the present. In the study from 2014 were present quality parameters from organically produced and commercially processed bee honeys: pollen anal...

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or mostly known as COVID-19, has infected millions of people and led to a public health crisis. Various aspects including the economy daily routine life have also been severely affected. At time being, treatment using previously FDA-approved antiviral such hydroxychloroquine remdesivir, well convalescent plasma...

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a honeybee pathogen whose presence is generally associated with infestation of the colony by the mite Varroa destructor, leading to the onset of infections responsible for the collapse of the bee colony. DWV contaminates bee products such as royal jelly, bee-bread and honey stored within the infected hive. Outside the hive, DWV has been found in pollen loads collect...

Honeybees pollinate over 75% of the total food resources produced annually, and they produce valuable hive products, such as bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly. However, species Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) feed on more than 85% honeybees, causing a decline in their population considerable damage to beekeepers Korea. To prevent portable real-time monitoring system was developed that detects V. ...

Transcriptome sequencing has become the main methodology for analyzing the relationship between genes and characteristics of interests, particularly those associated with diseases and economic traits. Because of its role of functional food for humans, commercial royal jelly (RJ) and its production are major research focuses in the field of apiculture. Multiple lines of evidence have demonstrate...