What is Manuka Honey? Manuka honey is known for its natural medicinal properties. The Methylglyoxal (MGO) present in Manuka honey is what makes it unique. MGO has potent and long-lasting antibacterial, prebiotic, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. Manuka honey is produced in Australian and New Zealand from the Leptospermum family of plants. The bees collect …
What is Manuka Honey? Manuka honey is produced by nectar gathered from the Leptospermum family of plants. Manuka is the Maori name for Leptospermum scoparium. Leptospermum scoparium is found in both Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand was first to successfully market the benefits of Manuka honey. Manuka honey is unique because it contains antibacterial …
How long has Manuka honey been around for? Manuka honey or Leptospermum honey originating in Australia has been around for centuries. First Nations people from Australia have probably been using Leptospermum honey produced by native stingless bees for over 40,000 years. This highly medicinal honey is used for various ailments such as sore throats and …
Can I use Manuka Honey as an Eczema Cream? The short answer is, “yes!” Manuka Honey may be delicious, but it is far more than just a sweetener for your tea or to drizzle over your cereal. Manuka Honey contains special bioactive properties that help ward off bacteria, acts as an anti-inflammatory and assists in …
By Kerrie Armstrong It may sound too sweet to be true, but research is underway to see whether honey could replace some antibiotic treatments. If you had told Professor Liz Harry she would one day be researching honey as an antibiotic alternative she would have laughed. But in the battle against increasing antibiotic resistance in …
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Bee Swarms Work Like Giant Brains, Where Each Bee Is a Nerve Cell (Bee Science Shows) On their own, bee brains are fairly remarkable things, although human computing power still trumps them. But new (bee science) research suggests that individual members of a swarm behave surprisingly like neurons in a human brain.] Not only does …
Horse wound healing can be aided with high MGO Manuka Honey. Horse wound healing can apparently be dramatically aided by the application of high MGO Manuka Honey according to a recent study by the University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science. Here’s a section of their article on the report. Manuka honey can have significant …
Attract Native Bees to your Garden with these awesome flower planting suggestions from www.1millionwomen.com.au. Not only do flowers flood your garden with gorgeous swaths of colour, but they also create a fertile sanctuary and foraging zones for Native Bees. Native bees come in all different sizes and colour schemes and while most are stingless, they …
Change the world one bee at a time. We all know that the honey bee is vital for pollination and securing our food supply. But with the recent dramatic decline in honey bee populations around the world, the need to save, protect and nurture honey bees has become ever more pressing. With nothing more than …
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Keeping Australia’s broad range of native bees just got easier with the release of the new Australian native bees guide, produced by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Tocal College. NSW DPI, Education Officer Professional Development, Danielle Lloyd-Prichard said the new Australian native bees guide provides a wealth of advice on how to support and enjoy …
This is a very good article about Manuka Honey. It is long, but it’s a scientific publication that highlights the importance of accurate testing and labelling of Medical Grade Honeys. Since super bugs aren’t able to develop a resistance to Medical Grade Honey as they do with antibiotics, accurate testing and labelling is not only …
The Language of Bees = Dance Manuka Honey bees and in fact all bees share a unique ability to communicate through “dance”. In the late forties and since then, scientists have been studying bee behavior in an effort to unravel their complex ability to communicate. This video, by Gerogia Tech’s College of Computing is a …
A native honey may well be the most powerfully antimicrobial honey ever discovered, say Queensland researchers. The honey, cultivated at undisclosed locations in northern NSW and southeast Queensland, is made by bees that have fed on Leptospermum polygalifolium, also known as jelly bush or the lemon-scented tea tree. The researchers tested 100 jelly bush honeys …
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Chronic wound infections and antibiotic resistance are driving interest in antimicrobial treatments that have generally been considered complementary, including antimicrobially active honey. Australia has unique native flora and produces antibacterial honey with a wide range of different physicochemical properties. In this study we surveyed 477 honey samples, derived from native and exotic plants from various …
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Herbs that help attract honey bees. When the bees start flying I can’t wait to get out there and dig in the hives and the dirt. There’s a huge variety of herbs that are not just great for cooking and medicinal purposes, they’re great for the bees. Planting herbs that attract honey bees is something …
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