bee glue

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bee glue

n
(Zoology) another name for propolis
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"This new 'My Hive' programme will additionally allow residents the unique opportunity to enjoy organic products like honey, royal jelly and propolis (bee glue) from their own hive.
The programme also offers TSC residents the unique opportunity to register to 'My Hive' and enjoy organic products like honey, royal jelly and propolis (bee glue) by purchasing their own hive.
Appreciative readers will learn how to make a salve for burns and a cough syrup from raw honey; how to make a tincture, an infused oil, and a mouthwash from propolis, the anti-bacterial "bee glue" that lines the inside of the hive; and much more.
Propolis is often called bee glue; bees make it from floral extracts, and 80 phytonutrients have been identified.
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