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Title: Propolis

Author
item SPIVAK, MARLA - University Of Minnesota
item Simone-Finstrom, Michael

Submitted to: International Union for the Study of Social Insects Congress
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/11/2019
Publication Date: 7/30/2020
Citation: Spivak, M., Simone-Finstrom, M. 2019. Propolis. Int: Starr C. (eds) International Union for the Study of Scial Insects Congress. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_134-1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_134-1

Interpretive Summary: Propolis is the material that honey bees and some other bees can collect from living plants, which they use alone or with beeswax in the construction and adaptation of their nests. This chapter defines what propolis is and explains how bees use propolis, including its potential benefits for bee and colony health.

Technical Abstract: Propolis is the material that honey bees and some other bees can collect from living plants, which they use alone or with beeswax in the construction and adaptation of their nests. This chapter defines what propolis is and explains how bees use propolis, including its potential benefits for bee and colony health.