TOP BAR BEES A Beekeeper examines bees in a Top Bar Hive. A class teaching about Top Bar Hives will be held on March 1 in Brenham, TX. | COURTESY PHOTO
STINGING WONDERS Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses honeybee products for a variety of treatments. A full-day class teaching the use of Top Bar Bee Hives is being offered on March 1. | COURTESY PHOTO
While most folks think of bees as either stinging insects or makers of honey, they are also providers of multiple medical treatment sources.
Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses honeybee products for a variety of treatments including honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom.
Ferhat Ozturk teaches Biomedical Sciences at the School of Science and Technology in San Antonio…
