Propolis Discovery Story
There is an interesting behind story in the discovery of propolis.
There is an interesting behind story in the discovery of propolis.
While exploring the Amazon rainforest,
a scholar accidentally observes a field mouse intruding into a beehive to go after honey.
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Upon seeing their home being invaded, hundreds of bees surrounded the mouse and
simultaneously attacked it with bee stings that eventually killed the mouse.
A few months later,
the scholar passed by the site and looked into the beehive
to find the dead mouse still there without having been decomposed.
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It made him curious and closely observe the carcass to find
some sticky substance applied all over the carcass.
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He found out later on that the substance was propolis.
Honeybees, although successful at killing the intruder,
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had to utilize propolis to prevent the carcass from rotting and
discharging Various harmful substances as they could not take out such a big carcass.
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As shown in this story, propolis is a great gift to humankind given by diligent and wise honeybees.