we keep bees and have looked at pollen gathered by them under the microscope. we have found cases where the bees were actively foraging on grasses and sedges (actually i have also been sent a photo of someone's bees foraging on timothy). so the claim that honey bees only forage on flowers is incorrect and this is not widely known. we also found that there were traces of wind borne pollens in the flower pollen samples - ie. wind distributed pollens are deposited on flowers that the bees are foraging on and are picked up that way. honey bees do forage on some 'wind pollinated' plants - ie. in spring willow is a favourite source of pollen. all that being said - there isn't enough solid evidence to make the claim that honey helps with seasonal allergies and i wince when i hear beekeepers make this claim. but placebo is very real! and honey is delicious.
I think some of grandma and great grandma's remedies deserve a second look. Gargling with salt has staved off many a cold in this house.
I didn't have time to delve into the attached articles, but we have added raw honey to our household - replacing some of the added sugar, and used to get some of the supplement down the hatch when we had covid.
how do grass pollen and tree pollen get to people? via air?
it would make sense that the hive is exposed to air infiltration and "land" on the honey.
the micro bit about the pollen would only be good during the off season of pollen production.... otherwise a person is adding a little bit to a large amount... a table spoon into a swimming pool...
please note, i never calculated the exaggeration.
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having said that, does it work, even in placebo form... fine with me.
i'm not a doctor or anything... just my impression.
we keep bees and have looked at pollen gathered by them under the microscope. we have found cases where the bees were actively foraging on grasses and sedges (actually i have also been sent a photo of someone's bees foraging on timothy). so the claim that honey bees only forage on flowers is incorrect and this is not widely known. we also found that there were traces of wind borne pollens in the flower pollen samples - ie. wind distributed pollens are deposited on flowers that the bees are foraging on and are picked up that way. honey bees do forage on some 'wind pollinated' plants - ie. in spring willow is a favourite source of pollen. all that being said - there isn't enough solid evidence to make the claim that honey helps with seasonal allergies and i wince when i hear beekeepers make this claim. but placebo is very real! and honey is delicious.
Honey should be harvested within a 25 mile radius of the Allergic person to be most beneficial
I think some of grandma and great grandma's remedies deserve a second look. Gargling with salt has staved off many a cold in this house.
I didn't have time to delve into the attached articles, but we have added raw honey to our household - replacing some of the added sugar, and used to get some of the supplement down the hatch when we had covid.
Vaccines cause allergies. And many, many other things. Avoid all vaccines at all costs!
how do grass pollen and tree pollen get to people? via air?
it would make sense that the hive is exposed to air infiltration and "land" on the honey.
the micro bit about the pollen would only be good during the off season of pollen production.... otherwise a person is adding a little bit to a large amount... a table spoon into a swimming pool...
please note, i never calculated the exaggeration.
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having said that, does it work, even in placebo form... fine with me.
i'm not a doctor or anything... just my impression.