Sweet and thick, it pairs well with any type of dish. Honey is a product that has been used since ancient times, Not only for its taste but also for its medicinal properties.
However, in some parts of the world, communities find a more prized type Golden liquid.
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According to media reports, this is “medicinal” or “miraculous” honey national geographicused by ancient communities to make balms, heal and treat wounds.
This is produced by a very special kind of bee: meliponas, which is a Characteristically spineless species.
According to the National Museum of Costa Rica, beekeeping, or raising these tiny bees, is most popular in Colombia and Mexico. In the first case, the practice is to use multi-layered wooden structures to build homes for meliponas.
Thereafter, satsuma growers remove the honey and sometimes the wax and sell it.
In the case of Mexico, this practice “developed throughout the territory, mainly by indigenous peoples; an example is the town of Oxaca, where hives are placed in clay vases, with the breeding core placed in one of the vases , and then place another vase in place.” The top is sealed with mud or wax, leaving only the space for the spout.
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Benefits of Honey Produced by Stingless Bees
According to Dr. Rubén Guillermo Medina Hernández, a researcher at the Edzná Experimental Site in Campeche, Mexico, honey bee honey is highly valued for its physical properties, which include: High humidity and acidity.
Additionally, it is used around the world by different rural communities in Colombia and Mexico to treat ailments around the eyes and skin conditions.
Heriberto Vela Córdova, a beekeeper from San Francisco, Peru, told National Geographic magazine, The Cucama-Cucamilla indigenous community uses it to treat bronchitis, pneumonia, skin cuts and colds.
Now, the scientific community also shows that honey does have great health benefits. According to the official Mayo Clinic website, “honey is used as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibiotic agent.” In addition, it can be used for the following conditions:
However, please remember If you have symptoms associated with any disease or conditions mentioned, you should never self-treat, and It is recommended to see a health professional.
Colombia’s Meliponas: a forgotten species?
In Colombia, according to a report released by CBS Humboldt Institutethis National University of Colombia and Tree and Honey Foundation, Gaps in the taxonomy of native stingless bees were noted. However, in 2019, 1,496 beehives were registered. Tetragonella angustifolia.
Added to this is black bee balm It is the second most cultivated species in the country, with 849 hives, and 23 provinces reportedly have at least one cultivated species of this insect.
However, researchers are concerned that only 44 species have been reported by bee cultivators; 529 hives did not have any type of identification.
Laura Natalia Bohorquez Roncancio
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