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The factors responsible for the varying levels of UMF® in mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey [PDF]

, 2006
The variability in the level of the non-peroxide antibacterial component (UMF®) of mānuka honey produced in New Zealand was studied. A field analysis confirmed considerable variability existed in the honeys, and a number of hypotheses to explain this ...
Stephens, Jonathan McDonald Counsell
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Vitellogenin plays a role in regulating honey bee swarming

Scientific Reports
Swarming, or colony reproduction, in honey bees (Apis mellifera) is an indicator of colony-level fitness. The drivers of swarming remain elusive at both the colony and individual bee level. Floral abundance, rapid colony growth, and congestion are colony
Katrina Klett, Kate E. Ihle, Michael Simone-Finstrom, Marla Spivak   +3 more
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The antibacterial activity of honey: 2. Variation in the potency of the antibacterial activity [PDF]

, 1992
Honey is gaining acceptance by the medical profession for use as an antibacterial agent for the treatment of ulcers and bed sores, and other surface infections resulting from burns and wounds. In many cases it is being used with success on infections not
Molan, Peter C., Peter C Molan
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First evidence of the effectiveness of a field application of RNAi technology in reducing infestation of the mite Varroa destructor in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Parasites & Vectors
Background The mite Varroa destructor is the most serious pest of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) and a major factor in the global decline of colonies.
Francesca Bortolin, Emanuele Rigato, Sergio Perandin, Anna Granato, Laura Zulian, Caterina Millino, Beniamina Pacchioni, Franco Mutinelli, Giuseppe Fusco   +8 more
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Comparative nutritional and antioxidant profiling of Assam honeys: unveiling the untapped bioactivity of stingless bee honey

Frontiers in Nutrition
Honey is a nutritionally rich natural product with functional and bioactive relevance, yet species-specific comparative data from Northeast India remain limited.
Partha Pratim Gyanudoy Das, Mukul Kumar Deka, Abhibandana Das, Rituraj Borah, Mousumi Bharali, Shimantini Borkataki, Pradeep Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, R. Karthik, Titikshya Kashyap, Kereyagalahalli Mallaiah Kumaranag, Sachin Suresh Suroshe   +11 more
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How dо pesticides get into honey? [PDF]

, 2018
Honey is nature’s sweetest gift. But did you know that honey may contain pesticides? Farmers use pesticides to kill pests that harm their crops. But pesticides also hurt honey bees and other beneficial insects.
Carreck, Norman, Ridding, Lucy, Sleep, Darren, Freeman, Stephen, Shore, Richard, Redhead, John, Woodcock, Ben, Aston, David, Bullock, James, Pereira, Gloria, Heard, Matthew, Pywell, Richard   +11 more
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The Development and Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Glyphosate, AMPA, and Glufosinate in Honey Following FMOC-Cl Derivatization: Application to Italian Samples

Foods
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most widely used pesticides worldwide, but data on their occurrence in food products, particularly honey, remain limited.
Marianna Martinello, Sara Zanella, Franco Mutinelli, Michela Bertola   +3 more
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Exploring the potential of non-timber forest products: the case of Ethiopian honey export to Denmark [PDF]

Its diverse agroecology has endowed Ethiopia with enormous honey production potential in Africa. Nevertheless, due to the undeveloped production system and poor market linkage with the global arena, the country could not fetch proportional benefits from ...
Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Janka Negawo, Worku, Galib, Md. Waliul, Humayun Kabir, Mir   +3 more
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The limitations of the methods of identifying the floral source of honeys [PDF]

, 1998
The pollen grains in honey reveal the types of plants that were around when the bees produced the honey, thus it is valid to use melissopalynology to determine the geographical origin of honeys, but there are several reasons why it is less valid for ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Honey: A biologic wound dressing [PDF]

, 2015
Honey has been used as a wound dressing for thousands of years, but only in more recent times has a scientific explanation become available for its effectiveness. It is now realized that honey is a biologic wound dressing with multiple bioactivities that
Molan, Peter C., Rhodes, Tanya
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