tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59940756119742581082024-03-13T18:12:43.378+02:00Egyptian Beesbee,bees,beehive,bee,hives,egyyptianbees,egyptian,bees,egyptians,honeybee,honeybees,honey bee,honey bees, Beekeeping supplies,bee propolis, beekeeping,beekeepers,royal jelly,bee equipement,bee supplies,honey bee extractor,honey bee removal,honey bee suppliers,honey bee supplies, honeybee gardens, honeybees, royal jelly benefits, bee propolis, bee pollen benefits,, bee hives, bee hives, bee keeping supplies,propolis,beekeepers propolis benefits,guide to beekeeping,bee removal,magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-91025999963902142222012-03-03T18:15:00.000+02:002012-07-08T01:36:18.310+02:00How to find Bee keeping Supplies?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While beginning your </span><span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/raising-queen-bees-profitable-project.html" target="_blank"><i> hobby</i></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you will face a big difficulty to find good sources for </span><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-is-7-most-important-beekeeper.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i><span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;"><b>bee keeping supplies</b></span></i></a><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Here are the best resources for finding these <b>bee keeping supplies</b> both for getting started in your new venture as well as those which will be needed for maintaining an established</span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-hives.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">hive</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or apiary. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">1. web search :</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">You will find a variety of quality resources for any thing you need about bee keeping information, essential <b>bee keeping supplies</b> and equipment on the internet. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">You will you find not only online</span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"> guides</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> and virtual communities of beekeepers from around the world, but you will also find suppliers for everything from the bees themselves to different styles and designs of </span><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-hives.html" style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;" target="_blank">artificial hives</a><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Join an Online Community or Forum:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Being a member of an online community or forum will help you to get access to important knowledge and great useful information on <b>bee keeping supplies</b> and providers of <b>bee keeping supplies</b>. Whether the suppliers are located in your local geographical area or around the world, other beekeepers can be an excellent source of quality referrals on well established and reputable </span></span>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>bee keeping supplies </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> houses. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">3. Consult Your Beekeeper's Guide :</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">You should own at least one beekeeper's guide or have at least found a good one available online even if you did your internet research well and became a successful beekeeper. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">These beekeeping guides can be very helpful in finding<b> bee keeping supplies</b> as they usually had written by good experienced beekeepers that have purchased </span></span>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>bee keeping supplies</b> </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> through various avenues over the years and already been through the successes and failures of early endeavors. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">4. Subscribe to Magazines and Trade Catalogues : </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">These print sources concerning about </span></span><b>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>bee keeping supplies </b></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> topics to further your knowledge and understanding of best practices as well.<br /><br />So it is important way to remain current in beekeeping practice is to subscribe to trade catalogues and magazines on that topic.<br /><br /><br /><br />5. Contact Your Local Agricultural Extension Office :<br /><br />Local agricultural extension offices have increased their </span>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>bee keeping supplies</b> </span> <span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> resources to fight bee diseases and pest infestations that affecting bee population as Honey bees perform essential functions in agriculture, primarily the pollination of crops.<br /><br />Many local Agricultural offices expand their available resources to encourage more local hobbyists to participate in beekeeping efforts. </span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-6650180159550418222012-03-01T17:16:00.002+02:002012-07-07T16:00:57.720+02:00what is The 7 Most important Beekeeper Supplies?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before starting in <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/beekeeping-lessons-tips.html" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">beekeeping</a>, every beekeeper needs to know that there are certain items that they need to have at their disposal before the activity of bee keeping can begin. <br />Most of these beekeeper supplies are available at a number of local beekeeping shops or online from various websites. <br /><br />Here are some of the most important tools for beekeeping necessary to make your beekeeping hobby a safe and enjoyable one: <br /><br /> 1. <i>Beekeeping guide :</i><br /><br />When you are getting into beekeeping, it is important to get a <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">Beekeeping guide</a> to be well informed before beginning beekeeping. <br /> <br /><br />2. <i>The Appropriate Beekeeping Attire :</i><br /><br />The single most dangerous thing in the activity of beekeeping is the bee stings. Bees tend to sting people while defending themselves and their territory from intrusion. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every beekeeper needs to wear appropriate beekeeping attire which includes a full body suit, a pair of gloves and a beekeeping hat that can cover the areas of the body that are usually exposed, like hands, the face, the legs and arms. <br /><br />The body suit should be white and made of strong but lightweight material that can protect you from bee stings when you are accessing their bee hive to relocate it, when <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-extraction.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">harvesting honey</span></a><span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>or any activity dealing directly with the bees, then you will carry out your activities in and around the beehive with relaxation and peace of mind knowing well that you are safe. <br /><br /> <br /> 3. <i>Bee Smokers :</i> <br /><br />Important item which rates highly on the list of <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/bee-equipment-essentials-what.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">beekeeper </span>supplies</a> is the bee smoker. Exposing the beehive to smoke is way to calm the bees when working with the beehive. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smoke will also disorient the bees allowing you to harvest their honey without them attacking you and it can also mask your scent. <br /><br />Most of these bee smokers use cardboard, burlap, old wood, pine needles and twine as fuels that smolder within the smoker producing smoke. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a bee smoker, the bees can not detect the pheromones which warn them of the presence of an intruder. The bees are then fooled into thinking that they need to leave<span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-hives.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">the hive</span></a> which engorges them on the honey and as such become somewhat unable to sting. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> 4. Artificial Bee Hives :<br /><br />The habitat for your bees should always be your top priority before pursuing beekeeping. <br /><br />It is very important to create a habitat for the bees because without this habitat, it is impossible for the bees to breed, reproduce and produce honey. <br /><br />You can use an <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-hives.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">artificial bee hive</span></a>, which often has a foundation made of a thin sheet of wax. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artificial bee hives are often used to encourage the bees to make their honeycombs which will make <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-extraction.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">harvesting honey</span></a><span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>easier. <br /><br />The bee hive should be large enough to house all of your bees (worker, drone and queen) and storing the honey produced. <br /><br /> <br /> 5. Honey Extracting Tools:<br /><br />The most important step in beekeeping process is <a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-extraction.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">harvesting the honey</span></a> from your bees' hive by getting this honey from the combs. <br /><br />It is important to have the proper Honey Extracting tools to make it easier. <br /><br />These extractors are available from most beekeeping shops and the people working there can even assist you with what you need. <br /><br />6. Bee Feeder :<br /><br />Although bees are self-reliant and know where to find nourishment, they would still need supplements to keep them healthy. <br /><br />You will need a feeder where you can put these supplements like sugar syrup for your bees. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee feeders come in different forms - it can be a hive pail, a division board or a hive top, which come in handy during the winter months. During summer, you can let your bees use an entrance bee feeder. <br /><br />7. Honey Storage containers :<br /><br />After harvesting the honey properly, you need to store the honey in a safe place to avoid it going bad or pouring. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">A full list of<span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/critical-beekeeping-supplies.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">beekeeper supplies</span></a> should always have storage items like Jars and containers where the honey can be stored after extraction. </span></span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-74004049232333414152012-02-07T00:33:00.000+02:002012-07-07T16:02:21.562+02:00What do you know about Beekeeping and Honeybees?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u style="background-color: yellow;">B</u></i><i><u style="background-color: yellow;">eekeeping</u></i> is not only one of the most enjoyable activities for many people, but also gives them many great rewards. <br /><br />The first reward is a great yummy reward very useful for health, growth and productivity for all people-that is<i><u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_561044356"> </a></u></i><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-health-facts.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">the honey</span>. </a></u></i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second reward is a great and very important help for nature by helping pollinating the plants around the gardens in the neighborhood or crop fields for that matter. <br /><br />Pollination is an important, if not the most important aspect that helps increase the production of vegetables, fruits, crops and so on. <br /><br />Bees are very hard workers; they spend their short life working hard to bring the nectar into <i><u style="background-color: yellow;">the hives</u></i>. <br /><br />Bees have nearly 35-days lifetime. After that, their wings get worn out and they aren't worth anything to their community. That's when they die. <br /><br /> <i><u>Bees</u></i><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/learning-about-different-types-of-bees.html" target="_blank"> </a></u></i>work hard to bring the nectar into the hives to produce honey to their life, and then they store this honey for bad times –when the flowers disappear from the neighboring lands around. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />In some seasons there are lots of flowers for the bees to collect nectar, so the enthused bees produce more than they can ever eat. <br /><br />Beekeepers harvest loads of honey in this time. And you can always make money selling honey. <br /><br /> Beekeepers use centrifuge equipments (<i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-extraction.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">extractors</span></a></u></i>) to remove the honeycombs then they sell off the honey gathered from hives. It's liquid honey. <br /><br />Beekeepers are able to sell honey in another different form by cutting the honeycomb into pieces! There are a lot of people out there who like to buy honey in the original wax combs - right at their source. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The honey sold this way isn't ready for use, but for people who want things natural, this is an added attraction. <br /><br />There are different kinds of colors and flavors the honey comes in. <br /><br />The colors and flavors of the honey differ according to the different scents present in flowers. In the same way, nectar from different types of flowers smells and taste different. <br /><br />Also the variation of the soil type can also influence the appearance of your honey and causes variation in taste and smell of the honey. <br /><br />As for an instance, you can get honey something between white and clear from the nectar of flowers grown in dry or alkali type soil such as flowers of alfalfa, On the other hand, honey that comes from buckwheat is very dark because these flowers grow in soils characterized by acidic .<br /><br />Honeycomb's quality can also influence the color of the honey, as well as its looks and tastes. Sometimes, the color of the honey is golden, while you can also find red or green. <br /><br /> <i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-you-can-start-honey-bee-keeping.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Beekeeper</span></a></u></i> should learn and know all things affecting his bees and honey produced by them to gain the best profits from this great valuable business.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-hives.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Bee hives</span></a></u></i> like as small factories producing many beneficial products for our health and fitness </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/bee-pollen-amazing-health-benefits.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Bee Pollen</span></a></u></i> is one of the important healthy products you can gain from your bee hives. <br /><br />Most people don't like the idea of collecting bee pollen or honey because they don't want to get being stung. <br /><br /> <br /><br />How to Collect Bee Pollen safely? <br /><br /> Collecting pollen needs some skills, and a little knowledge, you should know how to collect pollen by the right way to do it safely. <br /><br />The first thing you should know is about understanding the method by which the bees collect bee pollen before they bring it to their hive. <br /><br /><i><u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_561044328"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Bees</span></a></u></i><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/bees-and-their-effect-on-us-and-our.html" target="_blank"> </a></u></i>carefully collect it from the most select flowering plants with their tongues, and they pass it back to a basket on their legs. <br /><br />The pollen sticks to hairs found on the bees’ legs while bees are going between and around flowers <br /><br />This means that potentially a bee could hold tons of pollen during the course of their collection! Once they complete their collection, they will then carry it back to their hive. When they do, we have to be clever in making it possible to collect it by our own methods! <br /><br />Bee Pollen Trap <br /><br />The easiest way to collect bee pollen without hurting the bees is by making little trap doors that the bees must fly through in order to get to their hive, and as they do, the mesh will capture the pollen .<br /><br />Thousands of pounds of pollen are collected by bees each year, because they need it in order to survive and to feed off the pollen, while the<span style="background-color: yellow;"> <i><u>Queen Bee</u></i></span> feeds off of the royal jelly which is also a different substance from honey and pollen. <br /><br /><i><u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_561044340"><span style="background-color: yellow;">The bees</span></a></u></i><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/amazing-honey-bee-facts.html" target="_blank"> </a></u></i>give us many important products helping us to be healthy. <br /><br />The bees not produce honey, royal jelly and <span style="background-color: yellow;"><i><u>propolis</u></i><i><u> </u></i></span>only but also they make it easy for us to get this pollen from the flowers by doing the hard work by collecting it from flowering plants, otherwise you can imagine it would be quite a tedious process to collect pollen directly from the flowers. <br /><br />Some bee farmers put little trays below the mesh netting where the pollen can drop off, and all they need to do is take that tray, get <i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/bee-pollen-or-bee-bread.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">the pollen</span></a></u></i>, and then start the process.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/learning-about-different-types-of-bees.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Honey bees</span></a></u></i> work hard all over the year through different climates in different seasons, so raising honey bees requires proper management all year round. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Even though <i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-you-can-start-honey-bee-keeping.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">beekeeping</span></a></u></i> is commonly regarded in the warm months, you should give attention to some information’s about what you should do to manage your bees during the winter months: <br /><br />...If the bees have not stored up enough<span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span><i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-health-facts.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">honey</span></a></u></i><span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span>to survive the winter months, then they will suffer from difficult situations during these cold months and will start to exhibit signs of starvation. <br /><br />Some bees may die out during this cold time and will need to be disposed of. <br /><br />You should watch your bees carefully during the winter season to avoid this condition of starvation, and if you find out the food stores are low, then you may need to create some sugar syrup for them in order to maintain the remaining bees. <br /><br /> ... To ensure that there will be enough worker bees available in spring for honey production and to gather <i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/bee-pollen-amazing-health-benefits.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">pollen</span></a></u></i>, you should get your queen bees ready. <br /><br /> Ensure that your queen bee is laying enough eggs so that. If you feel that your queen bee is not producing enough, then you can always re-queen by purchasing a new queen bee as a replacement. <br /><br /> ...To avoid destruction of your colonies by <i><u style="background-color: yellow;">diseases</u></i> you should check your<i><u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_561044312"> </a></u></i><i><u style="background-color: yellow;">hives</u></i> consistently for any signs of disease - Disease within a colony can wipe it out completely. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you find any signs of disease, then all equipment should be disposed of immediately. <br /><br />These are just some tips to get you managing and raising <i><u><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/bees-and-their-effect-on-us-and-our.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">honey bees</span></a></u></i> effectively so that you can get ready for the spring months. Managing your bees can be a fun experience if you continue to work at it all year round.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you love <i><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-do-you-know-about-beekeeping-and.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">beekeeping</span></a></i> ,you need to keep some important <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-is-7-most-important-beekeeper.html" target="_blank">beekeeping supplies</a></i> . </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> Self-safety is critical for beekeepers , Using protective clothing can be a good idea. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The essential supplies like hats, mask, gloves and beekeeping suits can be handy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Focus especially on the safety of your face. Skilled and learner beekeepers should remember this. You can use a hat and a mask for protecting your face. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> Using gloves during beekeeping tasks is a must for protecting your hands - especially in the instances when you <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-extraction.html" target="_blank">extract honey</a></i> and handle a honeybee colony. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> You should also use the beekeepers' kits to stay safe from bee venom. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> Using a "smoker" will help you in working with the comb or the bees. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smokers are designed to emit smoke that makes bees to seek out food, and that's apparent as the smoke makes them to leave<i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_389769882"> </a></i><i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/beekeeping-hives.html" target="_blank">the hive</a></i>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bees feel a sense of urgency anticipating a fire. Smoke can also trigger alarm pheromones to be released by the hive's guard bees as they sense an intruder. And the beekeeper's job becomes easier when <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/learning-about-different-types-of-bees.html" target="_blank">the bees</a></i> are confused. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> The smoke is produced by different kinds of fuels. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most beekeepers like to use a blend of those. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are eco-friendly natural fuels that you can use. Hessian (burlap) and twine are among the common fuels. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then again, pine needles and corrugated cardboards can be also used as smoke creators. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Burning rotten wood or using typical pulped paper and/or compressed cotton work for some people. Finally, beekeepers also use aerosol cans to make smoke. <br /><br /> Bees are naturally experts in locating food, but arranging some extra sugar syrup can really help. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This sugar syrup keeps them from starving. The syrup keeps them going when there isn't enough food around. Sugar syrup kindles the egg-laying capacity of bees . <br /><br /> <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-do-you-know-about-beekeeping-and.html" target="_blank">Beekeepers</a></i> also need feeders for feeding bees . </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many varieties of feeders are available, but hive tops, pails or division boards are pretty common. <br /><br />In summer, bees are constantly moving and tend to stay away from the hive most of the time. That's why it makes more sense using entrance feeders. <br /><br /> Beekeepers also use wax sheet foundations to make artificial hives for housing the bees . <br /> </span></div>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This helps the bees to use the sheet as the base of the comb and they start building combs on the foundation sheets. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are quite useful when you need to extract <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-health-facts.html" target="_blank">honey</a></i>. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you know </span><i style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-you-can-start-honey-bee-keeping.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">beekeeping</span></a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ? </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Do you want to be a successful beekeeper ? <br /><br />Beekeeping is not only about collecting <i><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/amazing-honey-bee-facts.html" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">honey</a></i> and profiting from it, there are many other aspects such as understanding the species of bees you want to breed and the beekeeping station. <br /><br />As a beekeeper, you need to be very familiar with <i><span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_389769959">the types of hives</a></span></i><span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-choose-best-beekeeping-books.html" target="_blank"> </a></span>required, which hive goes well with which bees, the lifespan of the hives, and so on. <br /><br />When you purchase a beekeeping hive to house your bees you have to keep in mind that the beekeeping hive you will go for should be able to bear the weather conditions of the place you live in.. <br /><br />There are three old types of beekeeping hives : <br /><br />1- Mud and clay hive - this type beekeeping hive is made of clay and its origin is from <i><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/01/bee-keeping-history-from-egyptians-to.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">ancient Egypt</span></a></i>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honey is collected from this hive by smoking one end of the clay which makes the bees fly off to the other end. Thereby, the honeycomb is left unguarded and collecting honey becomes easy. <br /><br />2- Skep hive - this type of home beekeeping hive is actually a basket that has no inside structure. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The way that bees move in and out of the hive, this hive has a single hole at the bottom. But there are <i>two negative factors</i> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- firstly, you cannot inspect the internal structure of this hive. Secondly, to collect the honey, you have to destroy the hive and as a result, the bees would either fly away or get killed. <br /><br />3- Bee gum hive - this type of beekeeping hive is located in the hollows of gum trees. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is better not to go for this type of hive because for <i><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/05/bee-honey-extraction.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">collecting honey</span></a></i>, you have to practice sulphuring. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sulphuring is Insertion of a container of burning sulpher inside the hive. This action would directly kill all the bees at once, probably not the best solution if you plan on keeping your bees for seasons to come. <br /><br />These beekeeping hives are made to serve <i>two purposes</i>.. The first purpose is, to extract honey and second purpose is, to create an avenue for pollination of nearby crops. <br /><br />There are also two modern and most commonly used beekeeping hives readily available in the market : <br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top Bar hive - used mostly in the UK. <br /><br /><br />Langstroth hive - used mostly in the US. <br /><br />Both these hives share common features. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">They have removable frames that makes it easier for the beekeepers to inspect the bees, honey can be easily collected without killing any of the bees and their homes can be used over and over again for a longer period of time. The perfect choice if you're a serious <i><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-choose-best-beekeeping-books.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">beekeeper</span></a></i>! </span></span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-51491685714996030992012-01-06T02:52:00.001+02:002012-07-07T16:06:50.866+02:00Bee Keeping History from Egyptians to Americans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many evidences from rock paintings and very old drawings of bee-keepers in the Niuserre's sun temple from the 5th Dynasty (before 2422 BC) that <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Egyptians</a></i> kept bees at the earliest centuries . </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pots of honey were found in the grave of some of the Pharaohs, including King Tut. <br /><br />Beekeeping goes back thousands of years to the stone age, cave drawings of bee keeping dating back to 6000 B.C. -showing people collecting honey from bee hives- have been found in Spain. <br /><br /><i><span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-do-you-know-about-beekeeping-and.html" target="_blank">Bee keeping</a></span></i> has been practiced in all societies and in all continents (except Antarctica) throughout the world. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first, humans just raided the beehives and in doing so, destroyed the hives. But then somewhere along the line, humans began creating bee hives and domesticating the bees. Artificial bee hives were created in hollow logs, large pottery vessels, straw baskets, and boxes made of wood. <br /><br />Beekeeping came to the U.S. in the 16th century and in the 1800s the first apiculture system was brought to Pennsylvania by John Harbison. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the Great Depression and World War I bee keeping become very popular due to sugar/food shortages and the high cost of food. People ordered bee hive equipment from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wild bees were then transferred from trees into the newly purchased hives. People had to make due back in those days, and bee keeping was a great help to many. <br /><br />Unfortunately <i><span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/beekeeping-lessons-tips.html" target="_blank">beekeeping</a></span></i> lost popularity after World War II. But now with the Colony Collapse Disorder (bees simply vanishing from hives throughout the U.S) bringing attention to honey bees, more people are becoming interested in taking up bee keeping again. <br /><br />That's wonderful news for the honey bees, and for our food system since without honey bees to pollinate our crops over 2/3s would not grow. <br /><br />And the renewed interest in <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-you-can-start-honey-bee-keeping.html" target="_blank">backyard apiculture</a></i> is not just a rural thing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big cities like Tokyo, Washington, D.C., Paris, London, New York City and Berlin are encouraging urban bee keeping. And these are some of the biggest urban beekeeping areas in the world. <br /><br />With scientists still trying to figure out what is causing <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-diagnose-beehive-diseases-early.html" target="_blank">Colony Collapse Disorder</a></i> its vitally important now that people begin to take up apiculture by the thousands. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need bees to pollinate our crops, flowers, apple trees, and many other plants. Plus can you imagine a world without <i style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://egyptianbees.blogspot.com/2011/03/amazing-honey-bee-facts.html" target="_blank">honey</a></i>, I don't want to. I love the stuff.</span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-34932761277724553962011-05-30T00:11:00.006+02:002012-07-07T16:10:04.395+02:00Bee Honey Extraction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you begin your beekeeping project to produce bee honey ,you should prepare some important tools that will help you to perform your work professionally . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">A bee honey extractor is one of these tools that you will need in beekeeping project , it is basically a modified centrifuge which is designed to extract honey from the frames without damaging the honey comb. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The extractor includes a container that holds a basket of frames in it, which spins throwing the honey out of the frames by the centrifugal force.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will find honey extractors with different capacities depending on the number of frames in there containers : <br /><br />- Small capacity extractor : contains two –frames at least , it is used manually or by electric power . <br /><br />These extractors are suitable for the hobbyist and the beginners in beekeeping. <br /><br />- Large commercial extractor : is able to contain more than hundred frames . <br /><br />There are also two types of extractors depending on how the frames are placed in the container : <br />1-Tangential extractor : <br /><br />The honey comb is placed with one side of the frame facing outwards. <br /><br />2-Radial extractor : <br /><br />The honey comb is placed with the top bar facing outwards . <br /><br />By using the radial type you do not need to turn over the frames to extract the other side , since all the quantity of honey went outwards already and could be directly tapped or pumped out , so this type is preferred than the tangential type for its reducing the time and effort of extraction work . <br /><br />Honey extraction must be performed in a special hygienic room ,with an adequate temperature to allow a smooth honey flow . <br /><br />This room contains all the tools and equipments required and must be sealed securely to prevent other insects and bees . <br /><br /><br /><br />The extraction process : <br /><br /><br /><br />The initial step is preparing the frames by breaking and removing all the wax caps covering it . <br /><br />These caps are made by bees to keep and store the honey that placed into the honey combs . <br /><br />The uncapping task can be done with the help of an automated uncapper or manually using a knife that is heated prior to cutting of the caps. <br /><br />The uncapping process results in removed small pieces of wax which are actually rich in honey which needs to be drained by the means of a little heating. <br /><br />After the uncapping process all frames will be placed in the container of the honey extractor. <br /><br />The frames must be placed properly to the right direction.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You should place the comb a little upward to avoid the honey flowing out and then let it spin. <br /><br />The honey that comes out from the extractor still contains small pieces of wax hence you need to filter it through a strainer to obtain the clear honey. </span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-69518445234606005912011-05-27T23:00:00.005+02:002012-07-07T16:17:49.552+02:00How to Acquire Honey Bees For Sale ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you love beekeeping hobby and want to start out as a beekeeper, the first task that must be completed is to obtain the hives and equipment that you will need to harvest bees , then you can begin the process of acquiring bees. <br /><br />There are four options you can choose from them when you are going to get honey bees for sale : <br /><br />1- Colonies : <br /><br />This option may be the quickest and the easiest for the beginners in beekeeping . <br /><br />You will start beekeeping with complete working hives containing all the bees that you will need to get started.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This includes a queen bee, worker bees, and drones as well as framing. <br /><br />Colonies are available for purchase from local beekeepers or from other suppliers that you may found online. <br /><br />2- Package of bees : <br /><br />This option is suitable for more experienced beekeepers . <br /><br />You will purchase this package of bees from local beekeeper in your area .<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This option is more difficult than starting with colonies because these packages include a queen bee and a certain amount of worker bees.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this case, the worker bees would have to be feed until they can begin producing honey on their own. <br /><br />3- Nucleus : <br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another option is to purchase a nucleus. However, with a nucleus, you only get a queen bee and a few worker bees.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will give you a good start, but things will progress very slowly and harder at first. For the novice beekeeper. <br /><br />4- Swarm of bees : <br /><br />The last and most difficult option is that capturing a swarm of bees.<br /><br />For beginning beekeepers, this option is discouraged. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It requires that you understand how swarming occurs and that you knows how to protect yourself from a swarm of bees. <br /><br />These are the most options available to get bees for your beekeeping business or hobby. You can find honey bees for sale or choose to collect your own swarm of bees. <br /><br />Before going on in your beekeeping business, you need to be informed on all the methods and strategies to successfully raise your honey bees. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /></span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-30191548605390726622011-05-25T20:30:00.007+02:002013-02-23T01:14:43.124+02:00Carniolan Bees 0r Western Honey Bees –what are the best for raising ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">When you start growing your own honey bees in the city for producing honey and pollinating your trees and flowers , There are many Reasons to Raise Carniolan Bees Instead of Italian (Western) Honey Bees . </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Raising Carniolan Bees is preferred to avoid pollination problems occure with the vanishing honey bees.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />-These bees Can be kept in urban areas because they are very calm and non aggressive in its behavior toward beekeepers and other people.<br /><br />-They are very strong in defending them selves against insect pests .<br />-More resistant to brood diseases, Varroa mites and other diseases that are devastating the honey bees.<br /><br />-They have the ability to adjust worker population to nectar availability rapidly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-The queen can adjust brood production according to the change of quantities of nectar , When nectar production is high the queen will produce large numbers of worker bees and vise versa.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />-Carniolans are more home bodies with a better sense of direction then the Italian honey bee .<br /><br />-They stay in small groups lover the winter season<br /><br /><br />.In the other side Carniolans have some disadvantages regarding this comparison :</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-There production of wax is less than Italian honey bees .<br /><br />-They do not like hot weather .<br /><br />-They do not like large groups and will C if their numbers increase too much .<br /><br />These bees are being raised on roof tops and back yards in many countries all over the world .</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are various pests that can affect your hives from functioning optimally so in this article I'm going to touch base on a few. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees. The disease caused by the mites is called varroatosis. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The adult mite is reddish-brown in color; has a flat, button shape; is 1–1.8 mm long and 1.5–2 mm wide; and has eight legs. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">This parasite is common in new colonies. delayed treatment of these parasites gives them the ability to build up resistance to any form of treatment that's applied in the future. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">If an infected colony is not treated it will be wiped out within three years . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Varroa Mites has reached epidemic levels all over the world . </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2- Wax Moth : <br /><br />Although they are not making too much trouble for the honey bees but if during the destruction of the moth larvae the combs spill, they can contaminate stored honey and possibly kill bee larvae. <br /><br />Most developed hives didn't need treatment to control wax moths as the bees are able to kill & clean out the dead moth larvae and webs. <br /><br />3- Tracheal Mite : <br /><br />Is a small parasitic mite that infests the airways of the honey bee causing the bees to be exhausted most of the time . <br /><br />The most obvious signs of this are an increased number in crawling bees outside the hive . <br /><br />4- Hive Beetle : <br /><br />They are small dark beetles that live in beehives, they can take over the colony and drive out the bees.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Propolis is one of bee products and is used as natural antibiotic in the application of home remedies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Honey bees produce propolis by collecting sticky resins that ooze from the buds of some trees and plants. After chewing them and mixing them with their saliva and other substances, propolis is formed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Some trees and conifers produce these sticky resins as part of their immune system defending themselves against diseases . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Propolis is used inside the hive for sterilizing the hive against diseases and infections by inhibiting the spread of bacteria, virus, and fungi . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Propolis is also known as 'bee glue',as it is used as a "putty" to seal cracks and openings in the hive and to strengthen and repair honeycombs . </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Propolis contains approximately 50-70% resins, 30% wax, 10% etheric oils and 5% pollen. It has a high vitamin content (Vitamin A (carotene), Vitamin B1, B2, B3, biotin) and is extremely rich in bioflavonoids (Vitamin P) which are believed to have numerous immune building properties and health benefits. <br /><br />Bioflavonoids are the natural pigments in fruits and vegetables and are found in abundance in oranges. This bee glue contains almost 500 times more bioflavonoids than is found in oranges! <br /><br />It also contains an array of albumin, calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. <br /><br />It is especially rich in amino acids, important for immune system function. <br /><br />Because of its antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, Propolis has been used as : <br /><br />-Ointments for healing cuts and wounds <br /><br />-A natural alternative to penicillin and other antibiotics . <br /><br />- Rinses for washing, gargling or irrigating the sinuses . <br /><br />- A healthy alternative to synthetic brands of toothpastes as it is especially useful in mouth and gum disorders and prevents tooth decay, enhances oral hygiene, heals bleeding gums, and prevents gums receding. <br /><br />Propolis extract now comes in the form of sprays and candies. The spray claims that it is effective against flu, cuts, burns, gum and mouth infections, throat discomforts and intestinal discomfort, while the candy is sold as a good therapeutic substitute to the traditional throat lozenges and an aid to curing flu, colds, throat discomfort, cough and bad breath . <br /><br />Side effects : <br /><br />Propolis is generally non-toxic, though allergic reactions such as skin rashes, swelling, redness, eczema or fever have been reported. <br /><br />Contra indications : <br /><br />Women should not use Propolis during pregnancy and breast-feeding unless directed to do so by a physician. <span dir="LTR"> </span></span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-62007830582795408772011-05-04T22:05:00.004+02:002012-07-07T16:28:12.408+02:00The Bee Honey - The Health Facts!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee honey is probably the best natural product, the bees produce honey from the nectar that collected from the flowers <br /><br />The bees ingest the nectar and deposit it in their stomach, then return to the colony to surrender it. <br /><br />Bee honey is easily digested and readily assimilated by humans, comprising a healthy source of energy. <br /><br />Bee honey consumed as food is important for the balance of the biological process of the organism. It contains glucose and fructose, which goes directly into the blood. <br /><br />Bee honey is used by people suffering from diabetes as a natural sweetener and as safety source of energy . <br /><br />Bee honey helps in the control of rheumatism and arthritis, prevents many types of respiratory disorders, and aids the digestion. Bee honey may also be used on the skin as a constituent for some shampoos. It is used extensively in the cosmetic industry as well (cleaning facemasks, creams, tonics, etc.) because of its astringent and emollient qualities. <br /><br />Eating honey stimulates and increases physical resistance and immunity against many common diseases. <br /><br />Bee honey is somewhat sedative so it is used to help insomniacs in sleeping naturally without the use of drugs. <br /><br />Honey is less fattening than sugar, and is one of the the best sources of carbohydrates, proteins, minerals and vitamins so it is a preferred choice for athletes. <br /><br />Honey has been found to be very effective in preventing, controlling, or even curing the following health problems : <br /><br />-Respiratory diseases : as an expectorant, combatting coughs . <br /><br />-Digestive and intestinal disturbances : for its anti-septic, digestive and laxative properties helping in the treatment of gastritis and stomach ulcers . <br /><br />-Urinary irritation .<br /><br />- Skin burns and injuries .<br /><br />- Throat irritation .<br /><br />- Irritation of the eyes . <br /><br />- Illnesses of the liver .<br /><br />- Physical fatigue, cramps and rheumatic pains . <br /><br />-Insomnia . <br /><br />- Dental caries .<br /><br />Finally I encourage all people to learn beekeeping to produce this natural product that is very useful for health and vitality . </span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-54266121789361259972011-04-28T01:28:00.018+02:002012-07-07T16:37:07.899+02:00How To Diagnose Beehive Diseases Early ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All Professional beekeepers inspect their beehives and colonies regularly for diseases & pests that can pose a threat to their colonies and they don't just assume that the drop in honey production or a decline in bee population is attributed to the above factors only.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Nutritional deficiency and Pesticides can be other contributing reasons, so it's essential that sufficient knowledge is attained to be able to differentiate which is what and how to deal with it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is caused by : bacterium melissococcus plutonius</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the bacteria feeds on food that's in the gut of the larval starving it to death.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The disease can be detected by unnatural position of the larval and color changes, which is from the pearly white (this indicates health) to a creamy or brown color.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is caused by : spore forming bacterium larvae, whereby the brood food is contaminated.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once contaminated they develop into a bacterium that penetrates the gut wall then multiply within the tissues of the larval causing the larvae to die from blood poisoning.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It affects the bee larvae only but highly contagious and deadly to the brood.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is caused by Nosima Apis that is a spore forming protozoa, it able to multiply in the bees stomach, causing digestion of pollen to be impaired, the end result is dead bees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most notable symptom is dysentery. This appears as yellow stripes on the outside of the hive and in severe cases, inside the hive. Bees may be unable to fly ("crawling") due to disjointed wings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is caused by : the fungus <i>Ascosphaera apis.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the fungus <i>Ascosphaera apis</i> infests the gut of the larva.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This kind of disease is common with expanding colonies and it's still unclear what causes but it can be attributed to high Carbon dioxide levels in the nest if it's not properly ventilated or pollen deficiencies.</span></div>
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</div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-146856136286701812011-04-26T22:05:00.005+02:002012-07-07T16:49:50.765+02:00Cell Phone Kills Bees<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While we are talking in our cell phones and feel that these phones are very useful and very important in our daily life, there is some evidence that cell phone radiation can be dangerous for people, as well as bees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People are not the only beings that are affected by cell phones, however. Some evidence has found that the radiation that comes from cell phones can also kill bees, causing many problems in the environment .</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honeybees pollinate crops and other plants, which helps vegetables and fruit to grow and it allows the plants to do their job replenishing the oxygen in the air.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studies have suggested that the electromagnetic radiation affects the internal navigation system of the bee, causing it to not be able to return to the hive.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bees then die off, because they are not able to do their normal activities.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This premature dying off of the bees causes the fruits and vegetables to not grow as normal, simply because pollination does not occur. This affects the harvest, which can have a significant impact upon the world's food stores now and in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobile radiation effects can include loss of food crops and can decrease the food for animals that are used for meat, including cows, chickens, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Bees play a very important role in the world food supply. These small and incredibly busy insects are responsible for the way that we are able to get food and keep it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pollination is fundamental to sexual production in plants, Pollination is therefore essential for agriculture and environmental management, and a variety of pollinators are required to maintain reproduction across a broad spectrum of plant species.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recent years have brought dramatic decline to the bee population; this decline can be attributed to intensive methods of farming where the increased use of <span style="background-color: red;">pesticides<span style="background-color: white;"></span></span> pollutes the plants that provide food for the bees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are other issues that contribute to this pandemic, like cooler wet summer seasons and increased cold winters or in other are very hot summer seasons.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other problems includes the parasite known as the Varroa mite, it weakens the bee's immune system.This exposes the bees to attacks from other diseases, should a colony become contaminated by mites it's imperative that the problem is treated immediately to avoid the colony being wiped out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other challenges that bees face are Genetically Modified crops and extreme weather patterns caused by climate change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally I'd like to urge everyone who's passionate about nature to set up beehives in gardens and start taking care of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen is Produced by flowering plants, pollen granules stick to the bees' legs and other parts as they go about their business of gathering nectar and are collected from bees as they enter the hive.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen contains all of the nutrients needed to sustain life. It is rich in vitamins and contains almost all known minerals, trace elements, enzymes, and amino acids.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More specifically, it contains 35% protein, 55% carbohydrates, 2% fatty acids, and 3% minerals and vitamins. It has been noted to have a high concentration of vitamins A, C, D, and E, and it is extraordinary rich in the B-complex vitamins.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition, bee pollen has antioxidant properties.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen is used as an energy booster as well as one that can increase vitality due to its B vitamin content. The B complex vitamins are well renowned for their ability to help combat stress and boost energy levels. In fact, some experts refer to the B vitamins as the stress or energy vitamins.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen is also used to boost immunity and, as such, people who are susceptible to colds or upper respiratory tract infections may find bee pollen helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen is also used in detoxifying and strengthens the immune system.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In recent years, Chinese researchers indicated that bee pollen inhibits benign prostate overgrowth, slows the aging process, and lowers cholesterol and other lipids. This indication came from reported results of animal studies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen also contains lecithin. Lecithin is a substance that helps flush fat from the body and it stimulates the metabolic processes and, as such, it increases the speed at which calories are burned. Therefore, bee pollen may possibly be helpful as a weight-loss aid.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen is certainly a superstar with its rich energizing nutrition content and, as such, it's a good source for promoting vibrant health and for health maintenance such as correcting deficient or unbalanced nutrition.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People who are allergic to bee stings should not use bee pollen or any other supplements derived from bees because it could cause an allergic reaction.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One should discontinue use immediately if any symptoms develop like wheezing, headache, itchy throat, hives, or skin flushing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Queen bees are the most important member in the bee colony. <br />Raising queen bees needs your full attention as you are raising very delicate creatures.<br /><br />Beginners in beekeeping can buy their bees in different forms depending on their budget, their experience, and how much time they are able to dedicate to their project.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raising queen bees is more difficult than raising a colony.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Queen bees need more attention and experience as you must separate any queen that appears from the colony to start forming a new colony.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to see your colony producing honey as soon as possible, then you need to buy a complete colony to start with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The complete colony contains one queen bee, several thousands of worker bees, and some male bees for reproduction.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />If you want to see your colony grow step by step in front of your eyes, then you need to buy a smaller colony that contains only few thousands of worker bees.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You have to wait some time for your young colony to grow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You will need to nourish them and provide them with the needed care to grow and start producing honey regularly.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />By separating any new queen bee appears in each colony, then you can have many queen bees that are ready for making new bee colonies.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />It is a profitable project to raise queen bees and sell them to other bee keepers.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /></span></span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-75781989749523499902011-04-05T06:36:00.006+02:002012-07-07T16:54:23.848+02:00Bee Pollen or Bee Bread<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is Bee Pollen?</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Bee pollen contains trace amounts of minerals and vitamins and is very high in protein and carbohydrates.<br /><br />Bee pollen is not found in the everyday diet. It is found in nutritional supplements and Chinese herbal medicine products. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee Pollen is consisting of pollen that has been packed by worker honeybees into granules, with added honey or nectar, and is used in naturopathic medicine traditions as a nutritional supplement, although exposure may trigger allergic or anaphylactic reactions in sensitive people.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why Do People Use Bee Pollen?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bee pollen has been used to enhance energy, memory and performance, although there is no scientific evidence that it does.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The benefits of bee pollen and allergy treatment is that it has been known to strengthen the respiratory system, is a supply of protein that aids the body in building a natural defense against allergic reactions, so Bee pollen is taken to treat some diseases by reducing the production of histamine, which causes allergic reactions in the body such as the common reaction of hay fever.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people believe that ingesting pollens will help to build resistance to them, although it is possible to have a severe allergic reaction to these pollens.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Bee Pollen Possible Side Effects and Contraindications :<br />-Bee pollen should not be taken if you have had prior reactions to bee stings or bee pollen. In some cases, anaphylactic shock has been reported.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><br />If you have a history of any kind of anaphylactic shock from any allergic reaction, bee pollen and allergy treatment may not be the correct course of therapy for you.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><br />Also Bee pollen contains allergens that may interact adversely with asthma.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These all adverse reactions occurred with small amounts of bee pollen, less than one teaspoon.</span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-90080824393864418002011-04-04T12:08:00.016+02:002012-07-07T16:55:43.619+02:00The Buzz About Using Bee Venom In Alternative Apitherapy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Apitherapy, coming from the Latin word for bee, focuses on the medical use of various bee products to cure a myriad of health problems</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The treatment use of honey bee venom therapy is based on the long-known fact that<br /><br /> </span><span style="color: blue;">bee-keepers</span><span style="color: blue;"> ( who often get stung ) very rarely develop arthritis or problems with their joints and muscles<br /><br />Apitoxin, or honey bee venom, is a bitter colorless liquid.<br /><br />The active portion of the venom is a complex mixture of proteins, which causes local inflammation and acts as an anticoagulant.<br /><br />The venom is produced in the abdomen of worker bees from a mixture of acidic and basic secretions.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apitoxin is acidic (pH 4.5 to 5.5).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">A </span><span style="color: blue;">honeybee can inject 0.1 mg of venom via its stinger. It is estimated that 1% of the population is allergic to bee stings. Apitoxin can be deactivated with ethanol.<br /><br />Bee venom therapy is used by some as a treatment for rheumatism and joint diseases due to its anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is also used to desensitize people allergic to insect stings.<br /><br />Bee venom therapy can also be delivered in the form of Bee Venom Balm although this may be less potent than using live bee stings.<br /><br />Bee venom contains many different active chemical compounds. Melittin is the main one and is a very potent anti-inflammatory agent. Other chemicals in the venom act as painkillers and alter nerve pathway transmissions.<br /><br />Bee venom therapy enthusiasts have used it for arthritis, for other inflammatory conditions and for the treatment of chronic scar tissue. Recent experiments have begun with some chronic multiple sclerosis (MS)<br /><br />How It Works ?<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) is administered in a rather straightforward fashion:</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><br />the patient gets bee venom injected directly into his or her body by either using a needle, inserting the bee's stinger into their flesh, or letting a live bee sting them. A licensed doctor must administer the injections.<br /><br />Usually, the patient receives anywhere from two to five stings each session, although for certain conditions people receive 20 stings at one time or more.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bees will usually be contained in a special jar, box or hive, and will be placed directly on the area that needs to be treated.<br /><br />Alternatively, you can buy a box of bees yourself from an apitherapist, or bee farmer, and let them sting you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All you need is a pair of special tweezers and the guts to place a bee on your flesh and let it do its duty. It is recommended to wait from three to five minutes before removing the stinger.<br /><br />It is important to check for allergies before trying any of bee products . People who are allergic to bees, suffer from asthma or have a compromised immune system should avoid bee products altogether...</span></span></div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-9248213130498364272011-03-26T03:36:00.011+02:002012-07-07T16:57:38.848+02:00Using honey in wound care<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the past several years, wound care has changed a lot, and is constantly evolving. The day of the simple gauze dressing is pretty much over! There are many fantastic new wound treatments out there today that were unheard of just a few years ago. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">There are several alternative, and quite old-fashioned treatments for wounds that have been slowly gaining in popularity after having fallen into disuse for many years.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wound care continues to be a challenge today, and many standard treatments are just not providing the expected results. Wounds can become infected with bacteria that are resistant to the standard prescribed antibiotics. That continues to be a challenge. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">One of these old-fashioned treatments that have once again started to become fashionable are apitherapy (honey therapy).</span><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honey has been used in treating wounds as far back as the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Chinese, and probably even further back in time than that. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When applied directly to a wound or on a dressing, honey acts as a moisturizing sealant, and helps to keep contamination out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> Its high sugar content plus the vitamins and minerals it contains are thought to provide nutrients that are necessary for wound healing and new tissue growth.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><br /> In addition, honey has certain properties that draw fluid from the wound and kill bacteria.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is an enzyme in honey, which when exposed to the oxygen in air, forms its own kind of hydrogen peroxide. It is also anti-bacterial and helps to cleanse the wound. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honey can help debride, that is, remove dead or contaminated tissue----from a wound, and help it close. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Positive results have been reported at many randomized controlled trials around the world.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honey seems especially promising as a wound dressing for cancer patients who have weakened immune systems and those patients who have chronic, stubborn wounds that refuse to heal.<br /><br />Honey is used for treating children with burns. It is an ideal, and affordable, first aid dressing, especially in emergency situations, such as earthquakes. It is quite suitable for burn treatment, especially in areas where water used to cool the burn is contaminated. </span> <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learning about the different types of bees can help in identifying which ones are more suitable for beekeeping than others.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Certain bees don't tolerate a lot of disturbance while others do.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Within this article I hope to give you some indication about three common honey bees' types as well as the two other types as far as behavioral differences are concerned. <br /><br /> Behavioral dimension : <br /><br />There are effectively two known types of bees if one considers the behavioral dimension. In fact, there are solitary bees and social ones. What are solitary bees and what are social bees?<br /><br /> Solitary bees are bees that do not live in a colony<br /><br /> Social bees do the contrary, meaning that the queen the workers and the drones live all in a colony.<br /><br /> Disturbance Level : <br /><br /> These little creatures also differ in their tolerance of disturbances. In fact, certain colonies may abandon their hives because of disturbances. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">However, the level of disturbances tolerated by bees varies. Some bees can tolerate more disturbances than others.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><br />(1) The Apis Florae :<br /><br />First of beginning with bees that don't tolerate a lot of disturbance we have the apis florae. As mentioned earlier, if the apis florae feels disturbed it is likely to leave its hive. <br /><br /> This species are characterized by a smaller size when compared to other honeybees, they build single comb hive and are generally found in forest as well as in lush, areas of farming .</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><br />(2) the Apis Dorsata (the rock bee) : </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rock bee or apis dorsata is another type of honeybee. It is characterized by a bigger when compared to the other honeybees <br /><br /> The apis dorsata shares some similarities with the apis florae or dwarf bee. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Effectively, the rock bee also may abandon its hive because of disturbances. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Additionally, the apis dorsata, construct single comb hives like the apis florae. Their hive can also be found suspended like those of the dwarf bees. <br /><br />Having the hive suspended 5 meters above the ground can serve as a protection against honey predators of a larger size . <br /><br /> (3) the Apis Cerana (oriental honey bee) <br /> </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Apis Cerana differs particularly from the dwarf and rock bees in the fact that the apis cerana can live and be raised in man-made beehives. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> The apis cerana build parallel comb hives instead of the single comb hives particular to the two other honey bees types .</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> The climate seems to have an influence on the size of the bees. Consequently, due to the variety of places with diverse climates where the oriental honey bee can be found, the bees also have different sizes. </span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><b><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: georgia;"><br />
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</div>magdy elhalawanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688880588317798338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994075611974258108.post-21346661638379812362011-03-21T15:42:00.012+02:002012-07-07T16:59:32.592+02:00What is Apitherapy and Its Benefits?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are literally hundreds of alternative therapies that are available for people to try. However one of the least known and probably accepted therapies is apitherapy.<br /><br /> What is Apitherapy? <br /><br /> Apitherapy or bee therapy is the basically the use of bee products to treat different conditions. There are a number of products that can have health benefits and be used in apitherapy and they include pollen, raw honey and royal jelly however the main one used is bee venom. <br /><br /> The use of bee products and in particular bee venom dates back to ancient Greece, Egypt and China. <br /><br /> In fact it is believed that Hippocrates who is considered to be the father of medicine actually used bee stings to treat people for conditions such as arthritis.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In addition in 1888 Philip Terc published a paper on bee venom and rheumatism. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today bee stings are used throughout the world as a treatment for a wide variety of different conditions. <br /><br /> Health Benefits of bee products : <br /><br /> 1. Bee Venom : <br /><br /> this can be given to people as actual stings or can be given through a needle.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Bee stings have been shown to contain substances such as adolapin and melittin which are anti-inflammatory substances and are thought to be more powerful than commonly prescribed products such as cortisol. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this reason bee stings are thought to be very valuable for treating conditions like arthritis, bursitis, rheumatism and tendinitis. <br /><br /> 2. Bee Pollen : <br /><br /> This product is high in vitamins and minerals and can be used as a nutritional supplement. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition it can be a valuable treatment for people suffering from seasonal allergies such as hay fever. In additions some claim it can help with anti-aging and athletic performance. <br /><br /> 3. Raw Honey : <br /><br /> This is honey that has not been processed in anyway and is thought to be a source of energy. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition it is believed to have antibacterial properties that could make it good for treating things like sore throats. <br /><br /> 4. Royal Jelly: <br /><br /> There have been a number of claims about the health benefits of royal jelly and some say it can help with things like fatigue, infertility, asthma, and lack of appetite. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition studies have shown that it could be useful at reducing cholesterol levels. You will also find royal jelly in a number of anti-aging products such as face cream. <br /><br /> Risks of Apitherapy : <br /><br /> There are a number of people who should not undertake apitherapy or should take extra care. For example if you have an allergy to bee stings then you need to take extra care. <br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As many people may not be aware of the allergy it is important to choose a reputable therapist who will be prepared if you have an allergic reaction as they can often be very severe.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">In addition people who have heart disease, hypertension, tuberculosis, or diabetes should make sure they avoid apitherapy completely. Honey should not be given to children under the age of one due to the possible bacteria in it and people who have a weak immune system should also avoid honey. <br /><br /> Finally the recommended dosage for many of the bee products is not known so care should always be taken to ensure you remain safe.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: georgia;"><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To start a serious beekeeping business, some great literature on the topic will be one of your priorities.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While much of keeping and managing these little flying insects is hands on, the topic requires a small wealth of knowledge for the best success.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />When you are first getting started, this can feel like an overwhelming task - even for the hobbyist.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where is the best place to get the most reliable information?</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Your local library will likely have a section on the topic, but it may be too much of a trip for you. It can also be annoying when the book you really want to read has already been checked out.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />You can research online as well, but this can take a lot of time. There are may facets to beekeeping that will come up in your searches, and much of this information may not be relevant to you.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Probably the easiest way to get your organized information quickly is by ordering an e book. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What kind of contents should you be on the lookout for? </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those who are beginners, keep alert for a step by step guide. A proper guide will come with some clear pictures and diagrams, and should be easy to follow. Terms will be well defined and everything uncovered in good detail.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the topics you'll want your beekeeping e book to cover:<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How <span style="color: blue;">to start beekeeping</span> ?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where are the right places?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When is the best time of year to start and perform specific duties ?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the tools you will need ?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How much equipment is necessary ?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the best way to control the bees ?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the techniques to place bees in the hive and remove them when needed ?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to extract honey ?<br /><br /><br /> The kinds of bees available, and enough detail for you to discern the right ones for you to get .<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basic beekeeping laws and what you might expect from some local governments.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have never purchased an e book, they are generally produced in a way that they can be opened on any computer. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One great advantage is because of it's electronic format you can quickly type in a term and find reference to it quickly within the book. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">E books may also contain some embedded links that can make a trip to a website with more information just a quick click away.<br /><br />With todays technology, whole libraries of e books can be downloaded onto a Kindle or even an Ipad and this can make for no lack of great reading materials on any trip. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is possible to come across e books that are somewhat dated. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do look out for the most recent and updated information when it comes to beekeeping as the art is constantly evolving. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will want to be up to date on the newest technologies, as well as warned of any new diseases or bee issues.</span><br />
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