OF HERBS AND HONEY BEES: Many acknowledge herbs as bearing medicinal value to people and honey bees

摘要

Many naturopaths and pharmacologists acknowledge herbs as bearing considerable medicinal value to people. I contend that this attribute is also true for honey bees.It has been well established in the literature that honey bees are polyphageous in regard to nectar and pollen. It has been demonstrated that the bees' vigour is improved when given a wide spectrum of nourishment. To extrapolate this concept it should be evident that the nectar and pollen of certain herbaceous plants would provide enhanced elements of nutrition and provide anabolic or optimized metabolism.