DREAMS have no expiration dates...
LOVE has no boundaries...
IMAGINATION has no limits...
I wish every child would get this message of encouragement from their parents. I always have had a vivid imagination. I love that all of my dreams have no expiration date, because some of them have been in the works for many years. Since there are no expiration dates I can dream on till I am no longer here. What a wonderful concept. I always knew love had no boundaries, but unfortunately society through the ages has always put boundaries on love between individuals. Society is biased in many ways. It has challenged the love between different races and economic classes, between men and men, and women and women. These society related boundaries have not overcome the love between individuals thus far, and I know they never will.
As bee season approaches I have become fascinated with all things related to bees (Apis mellifica), one of which is Royal Jelly. This thick milky white, creamy substance is consumed by the Queen Bee all her life. It is made by special glands of the worker bees. If the queen did not have the royal jelly, she would fail to develop.
The Western honey bee or European honey bee is known as Apis mellifera. The genus Apis is Latin for Bee and mellifera comes from Latin meaning 'honey' and 'ferre' (to bear)-- thus honey bearing bee. This was coined by the Father of Botany --Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. When you see a plant genus and species with the italic 'L' - you know it was coined by Linnaeus. He tried to correct it to honey making bee - Apis mellifica when he realized that bees to not bear honey, but use nectar to make honey.
Both workers and queens are fed royal jelly during the first three days of the larval stage. Then the workers are switched to a diet of pollen and nectar or diluted honey, while those intended queens will continue to receive royal jelly. What is it about the 'royal jelly'?
Then we have the whole honeybee as a homeopathic remedy. This was discoverd by Rev. Brauns in Germany in 1835. It is a popular remedy and its preparation has changed through the years. Some of these changes improved its efficacy. Older preparations left the stinger and venom as part of the preparation. Today the homeopathic remedy made from the stinger of the honey bee is termed Apium virus.
Not much has changed with the use of Apis mellifica in homeopathic remedies. Years and years ago, the bees were seldom touched by the men who cared for them. By using movable frames, bee keepers may now have a relationship with their bees, which I believe is a good thing. I hope to develop a close relationship with my bees like I have read about and even seen in individuals like Chris Harper (http://www.honeybeelives.org/ ) The movable frames allow more beekeeper control of swarming thus breeding a gentle bee like the Italian. I will have Russian Honeybees from the Kremlin.
Increased use of pesticides in food production has caused bees to become contaminated with pesticides. Many bees have also been treated with other chemicals in an effort to help them fight off viruses and other diseases that have afflicted them more and more over this same time period. The result is pesticides and chemicals being taken back to the hive and contaminating the source of the homeopathics. Bees used as the source of Apis mellifica homeopathic remedy are no longer pure and free of contaminants.
Until tomorrow...
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