A number of products come from the honeybees – and people use them: honey, beeswax, bee glue (propolis), bee pollen, perga (bee bread), royal jelly, dead bee “ointments”, bee venom, as well as hive air for inhalations – in cases of lung issues.

Moreover, bees provide an invaluable service to humanity by pollinating the blossom of fruit and vegetables, as well as other flowering grasses, shrubs and trees. Pollination occurs while bees collect nectar or pollen, thus helping wildflowers and crops reproduce (yields increase) facilitating food-producing farms to have larger volumes of produce – as well as of higher quality.

Undoubtedly, honeybees are important, yet it should be noted there are about 20,000 other species of bees in the world that also pollinate plants. Some do pollinate only specific species of plants, and if their pollinator disappears, so will the plant.

Raw Honey by Meden is nature’s most interesting sweetener and true honey will always surprise you with its scent, taste and colour which reflect the flora from where the bees collect their nectar.

The beauty of it is that the result is always up to nature and more so, when bees are allowed to express the uniqueness of their surroundings in honey.

For instance, the flavour of honey collected from bee boxes on a mustard plantation will be very different from the robust wild forest honey extracted from natural hives. But a lot of the flavour and quality of honey depends on how carefully it is handled after being procured. 

Propolis is a resin-like material from the buds of poplar and cone-bearing trees. Propolis is rarely available in its pure form. It is usually obtained from beehives and contains bee products.

Propolis has a long history of medicinal use, dating back to 350 B.C., the time of Aristotle. Greeks have used propolis for abscesses; Assyrians have used it for healing wounds and tumors; and Egyptians have used it for mummification. It still has many medicinal uses today, although its effectiveness has only been shown for a couple of them.

Propolis is used for canker sores and infections caused by bacteria (including tuberculosis), by viruses (including flu, H1N1 “swine” flu, and the common cold), by fungus, and by single-celled organisms called protozoans. Propolis is also used for cancer of the nose and throat; for boosting the immune system; and for treating gastrointestinal (GI) problems including Helicobacter pylori infection in peptic ulcer disease. Propolis is also used as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent.

People sometimes apply propolis directly to the skin for wound cleansing, genital herpes and cold sores; as a mouth rinse for speeding healing following oral surgery; and for the treatment of minor burns.

In manufacturing, propolis is used as an ingredient in cosmetics.

How does it work?

Propolis seems to have activity against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It might also have anti-inflammatory effects and help skin heal.

What is Bee Propolis anyway?

A: Bee Propolis is essentially “bee glue” that honeybees produce to use to seal and protect their hive. This brownish resinous substance, produced by bees, is rich in enzymes and antioxidants. We harness its medicinal power in most of our products!

Q: What are the health benefits of Meden’s propolis ointment?

A: Formulated as a natural choice for anyone looking to rescue their skin from the worst dry, cracked or chapped problem areas. This ointment is packed with soothing propolis and the highest quality virgin olive oil we could find.

Q: Will your ointment work with my sensitive skin?

A: We designed our bee propolis ointment with YOU in mind! Our products are free from synthetic ingredients, dyes, perfumes, and other irritants commonly found in skin care products. It will soothe your skin and it smells amazing!

You can purchase high quality Propolis Ointment from our online store with fast next day delivery.

Beeswax (Propolis) is a mixture of waxes, gums and gums, which some plants emit through their bark and buds, mixed with bee pollen, subjected to lactic acid fermentation in the digestive system of bees, which also adds enzymes to the beeswax. Propolis contains vitamins, essential oils, mineral salts, microelements, hormones and ferments. Bee clay is used by bees for disinfection activities and filling of cracks and small spaces, also for sealing holes that form a draft inside the hive.

The bees collect the resin from the plants and form it in the form of sticky balls that attach to their hind legs. In this way they transport the resin into the hive, where the other bees help them with unloading, crushing and its use.

Bee pollen is known as a food of high nutritional value and sometimes even occurs under the name of “super food”. An interesting fact is that the protein content in a spoon-two bee pollen equals the quantity in pork steak. Pollen is sweet, delicious and easy to eat, so consumption easily becomes a habit. Energy after consumption is felt most clearly after a week or two. The lack of energy is noticeable when you miss your intake for a day or two. By taking pollen, it is possible to reduce food consumption because it is nutritious and suppresses appetite.

It should not be overtaken with large amounts of pollen because there is, albeit negligible, a risk of allergic reaction. For this you should always start with small amounts of pollen daily and slowly increase to the recommended daily dose

Bee clay (Propolis) is a bee product that bees create from resins and wax to which they add bee pollen and enzymes. Beekeepers, in turn, get a pungent clay, through special bowl collectors, you can read more about the subject here: How do we get beeswax (Propolis) ? Beeswax finds many applications, but the most popular is tincture. There are several ways to make a clay extract, but the most successful and lasting one is alcohol.

The recipe is simple, 30% of the extract is needed 30g. beeswax, which is poured with 100ml of 95% alcohol. The cake must be pre-frozen and crushed into small pieces. Ideally, bees’ clay is thawed by grinding. The mixture is sealed tightly in a glass vessel and stays for about one week and is shaken from time to time. It is then filtered through filter paper, multilayer gauze, and the like. and the dry part is removed. The finished tincture is stored at room temperature for unlimited time.