Bee Culture magazine now has an online option. Instead of paying $25/year for the magazine, you can get an electronic copy for $15/year. They also have years of back issues on line at their website Bee Culture. There are also many links to science people, industry people, inspecors, beekeepers, a calender, etc. Check out the site.
Propolis has antibiotic properties, so it is not used just to seal the hive cracks. Dr. Spivak, from the University of MN noted that in a wild hive, bees coated most of the inside of a hollow tree with propolis, especially the hive entrance. That seemed to help the overall health of the hive. Some have taken extra propolis and disolved in in alcohol and painted the inside of their hives with it. It is also used in throat sprays and other medicines for people. A lot of research is being done with it, see the University of MN website for more info.
Heard from Jeani about one of her outreach programs. http://childrensmuseumineaston.blogspot.com/2009/07/birds-and-bees-and-ice-cream-oh-my.html Great to see the kids getting interested.
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