Exciting News – Essential Oils for Honey Bees

Oil & Honey Edition

Wow! Essential oils for honey bees!  This has me so excited!  I find a new way to use Essential Oils almost daily for myself or my family but when I read about a product that uses the Eo’s for honey bees I couldn’t wait to try it out. As a beekeeper I feed my bees a sugar syrup solution in early spring and at the end of summer.  In early spring it’s like a jump start until they begin to bring in enough natural nectar to feed the hive, in late summer or fall it is done to ensure they have enough honey stored to make it through the winter.  A honey bee lives for about 6 weeks, but the bees that are in the hive as colder temperatures approach are what we call “winter bees”.  These girls get to live throughout the winter months, helping to heat the hive and protect the queen!

This fall I’ll be feeding my girls sugar syrup and adding a solution called Honey B Healthy.  It is a mixture of sucrose and here’s the exciting part, spearmint and lemongrass essential oils!  It smells delicious – minty and fresh!  Since I am such a believer in the benefits of essential oils for myself I feel certain the boost my sweet bees will get from the oils will be beneficial for them as well.  I of course will report any significant news from the hives.

I use Lemongrass daily – did you know it’s good for: urinary tract or bladder issues, muscle spasms (which I’ve had in my neck this past week), torn tendons, and varicose veins?  Lemongrass essential oil is actually the first oil I tried to help with pain from a broken arm, in all likelihood I had  compromised tendons or ligaments in the area.  When I realized that just this one little oil made such a big difference in how my arm was relieved from pain I began to experiment with many others.  They are life changing.

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