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Getting stung by a bee is nobody’s idea of fun – especially not if you’re allergic to bee stings – but bee venom has some surprising health benefits, especially for your skin.
Bee venom – really?
Yep, exactly that: the liquid ‘poison’ that a bee injects out of its stinger. While the health benefits of other bee products, such as Savannah Honey, are well-researched, we’ve only just scratched the surface of what bee venom can do for our wellbeing. But don’t worry that you’ll need to be stung by bees to benefit. Although this kind of treatment does exist, known as apitherapy, the bee venom in skincare products is usually collected from bees and then blended with other active ingredients.
Doesn’t that harm the bees?
When a bee normally stings something large, like a mammal (or us), its barbed stinger sticks into the skin and releases venom. The barb cannot be pulled back out, so it’s torn loose and the bee dies as a result. A pane of glass with a light electrical current running through it is placed near the hive. The electronic signal attracts the bees who then sting the glass, leaving venom behind. Thanks to the smooth glass, they don’t lose their barbed stinger – or their lives – and the venom is just collected when it’s dry.
- The skin-boosting benefits of bee venom
The idea behind using bee venom in skincare products is that it ‘fools’ the skin into thinking you’ve been stung. In theory, this increases blood flow to the area, bringing fresh oxygen and nutrients, and also stimulates production of collagen and elastin. And now there’s some solid science to back it up.
- Bee venom increases collagen production
Bee venom improves skin collagen levels in several different ways. The first is that it inhibits the effect of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a group of enzymes produced by sun exposure, stress, smoking and chemicals in the environment, which break down collagen and elastin fibres. So, less MMP action means firmer, younger-looking skin.
Bee venom can also stimulate collagen production. Clinical trials have found that it increases collagen protein synthesis – the process that creates collagen fibres – by encouraging the growth of new skin cells. It also speeds up the recovery of damaged skin cells, generating even more skin cells. The combined effects add up to fewer fine lines and less-noticeable wrinkles.
- It can soothe acne-prone skin
The active compound in bee venom is called melittin, which has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. A study by the National Academy of Agriculture, South Korea, discovered that not only could bee venom reduce levels of acne bacteria on the skin, it can tackle the inflammation caused by acne, too. Results from another trial reveal that bee venom could reduce angry acne spots in just three weeks.
- How bee venom in skin care can help eczema
Eczema is an inflammatory condition, but bee venom can help here, too. Several studies have found that bee venom can reduce both the number and severity of dry skin patches [lesions] caused by eczema, plus it significantly reduces the itching associated with the condition. An emollient, basically a medical moisturiser, containing bee venom can also reduce levels of inflammation in the skin, which may also limit the number of flare-ups.
- It’s good for aching muscles
After exercise, you might experience aching arms or legs, known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). This is caused by low levels of inflammation as muscle fibres repair themselves. Step forward bee venom; evidence shows that an ointment containing bee venom can relieve muscle pain and (when combined with ultrasound) can help muscles recover much faster too.
Bee venom is the poisonous, colourless acidic liquid contained in the venom sac of the bees. Bees excrete it through their stingers into a target when they feel threatened.
It contains both anti-inflammatory and inflammatory compounds, including enzymes, sugars, minerals and amino acids.
Other benefits of the benefits of Bee Venom honey include;
- Has powerful anti-inflammatory properties and may benefit the health of the skin and immune system.
- Improves facial wrinkles by decreasing total wrinkles count and average wrinkle depth.
- Aids in treatment of multiple sclerosis.
- Aids in treatment of osteoarthritis.
- It may also improve certain medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and chronic pain.
- Aids in treatment of Parkinson diseases.
- Helps on nerve pain.
- Treat muscle conditions such as fibromyositis and enteritis.
Please note: Savannah Honey will deliver the hives, install, offer technical support including colony division, colony strengthening and re-queening. They also provide their clients with 5 years contract for the bee pollen @6,800 per kg, propolis @1900 per kg, royal jelly @38,000 per kg , wax @700 per kg , honey@500 per kg ands bee venom @ 4000 per gram.
Description of Project Activities
- Site Surveys: Savannah’s technical team visits potential beekeeping sites to identify and determine the suitability to establishment of an apiary to our potential clients. We work with our clients on determining the best sites for the enterprise considering proximity to homesteads and institutions, water and forage cover
- Professional Installations
Savannah trained apiarists help our clients in installation of the hives in trapping zones to facilitate colonization as well as install apiary stands required according to the number of hives to be hung.
- Training Services
Beekeepers are lifelong learners – it seems like there is always something new we can learn from other beekeepers and from the bees themselves. We train all our clients on apiary management, bee behaviour, colonization, and harvesting and honey extraction. This training enables our clients to gain skills on modern beekeeping which guarantees success.
- Technical Support We ensure the success of our clients’ apiaries through provision of colony division for the colonized hives, Colony strengthening for the weak colonies and Re-queening for the dominant queens. All these are technical services each valued at more than USD$ 200 but to our contracted farmers/groups, the service if of charge.
- Market Provision.
We provide market to our clients through a 5 years contract for all the beekeeping products.
6. Fruit Tree Farming
We support our clients to improve their environment for maximum production through planting of fruit trees. These fruit trees provide bees with the much needed forage (pollen and nectar), and they include Citrus fruits (oranges, lime, grapefruits etc.), Hass Avocado, Pomegranate, Macadamia, Mangoes (grafted) and Passion fruits. We contract the farmers for 15 years for the fruits
Contact Savannah Honey via:
Call: +254721965337/ 0724052975 / 0755121546
Email: [email protected]
Website: www. Savannahhoney.org
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