I can resist writing about honey. For one I harvested my honey from my own beehives about 3 weeks ago. The other reason is an article I read in our the Journal from the Apitherapy Society for which I am Vice President. By joining the AAS at www.apitherapy.org you can get this Journal in your mailbox. It is published quarterly. Our editor/friend/colleague/beekeeper , Deborah Klughers does an excellent job.
There was an article discussing the evaluation of antibacterial activity in 36 commercial honeys and 3 medical grade honeys. In the end the antibacterial activity of commercial honey revealed that 44 % of them had low antibacterial activity. There were some samples that exhibited high antibacterial activity while generating low H2O2 levels. It did reveal honey samples from local beekeepers showed superior antibacterial activity compared to medical grade honey.s
I urge you to join the American Apitherapy Society Check out our website www.apitherapy.org
Until tomorrow…