Blog — Propolis

Ellie haines Sep 09, 2021 7 Ways to help save the Bees! It's September, which means Bee Aware Month! A month dedicated to our favourite little friends! For the last 12 years, this month has been celebrated – all thanks to ApiCulture.  In this article we share some fun bee facts, explain why bees are important, bee-friendly plants, the top bee books, and 7 ways you can help save the bees! ”Bees are a sign of well-functioning ecosystems.”  - José Graziano da Silva  Bees play a crucial part for the world in many ways as they are our key pollinators.  Nearly...

Ellie haines JUNE 06, 2021 Fight bacteria, infections, and viruses with Manuka South  Here in New Zealand, it’s the time of the year where almost everyone has got a cold or a runny nose, but there is only so much that we can blame on the weather. The best and most simple way to avoid the common winter cold, is to support your body from within and boost that immunity of yours! Rather than having to treat a cough, cold, flu, or sore throat, let us share our top five natural, bee supplements that can help prevent you and your...

Are you, or someone you know, going traveling soon? Whether it’s for business or leisure, the last thing that you want is to catch germs right before the trip of a lifetime or an important business trip, right? We’ve put together our top five carry-on essentials to help fight off those nasty bugs that are carried throughout the entire plane. 1) Mānuka Honey Drops Our Mānuka honey Drops are perfect for anyone who needs to refresh or has a nagging cough (you don’t want to be THAT person on the plane) Each Manuka South Drop contains the natural goodness of New Zealand...

Bees are so incredible! Not only do they make liquid gold (Ancient Egyptians regarded honey right up there with gold, silver and jewels etc) their honey making skills also provide us with some amazing by-products which can be super helpful for our bodies. Aside from making Honey, bees also need to build and protect the home for the Queen Bee, so they collect resin from trees and create propolis, the sticky stuff that helps to fill in and protect gaps within the bee hive and make the hive stronger. However it’s not just structural protection Propolis offers but the ability...