WORLD BEE DAY

WORLD BEE DAY

INITIATIVE CAME FROM SLOVENIA People have long been well aware that without bees there would be no life on our planet. We give them the credit for providing food, their help is essential for building sustainable agriculture and biodiversity, environment preservation...
ON BEEKEEPERS, BEES, AND HONEY

ON BEEKEEPERS, BEES, AND HONEY

LIQUID GOLD HAS BEEN HIGHLY REGARDED SINCE PREHISTORIC TIMES Malči Božnar, Božnar House of Honey, Tosama’s supplier of honey Carniolan honey bees, native to Slovenia, collect nectar and manna in Slovenian forests and meadows to produce honey of prime quality. As...
TRADITIONAL USE OF HONEY IN MEDICINE

TRADITIONAL USE OF HONEY IN MEDICINE

HONEY – FOOD AND MEDICINE Honey is a natural food product of plant and animal origin, as bees partially digest and process the collected pollen and nectar in their glands. Man has been taking it from beehives for at least ten thousand years. The first sources even...
MORE ON CHESTNUT HONEY

MORE ON CHESTNUT HONEY

CHESTNUT HONEY Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) is one of the latest blooming trees. It usually blooms at the end of June, and at higher altitudes, it represents a very important and, above all, reliable pasture for bees until mid-July. The tree requires warm weather...
PROJECT: MEDICAL FACTOR OF CHESTNUT HONEY

PROJECT: MEDICAL FACTOR OF CHESTNUT HONEY

MEDICAL FACTOR OF CHESTNUT HONEY – DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY CONTROL AND TECHNOLOGY FOR MEDICAL HONEY There is an important development project of Slovene researchers dealing with the fact that chestnut honey is of great use to medicine. The project connects the...