{"product_id":"9781631592867","title":"The Benevolent Bee: Capture the Bounty of the Hive through Science, History, Home Remedies and Craft - Includes recipes and techniques for honey, beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, pollen, and bee venom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Benevolent Bee\u003c\/i\u003e, beekeeper and herbalist Stephanie Bruneau explores the uses of six products of the  beehive: honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom.\u003c\/b\u003e Not all new beekeepers realize that a honeybee hive\u003cb\u003e produces a lot more than just honey\u003c\/b\u003e. While your hard working ladies will produce delicious honey, the hive as a whole also produces pollen, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom; all very useful things for humans, if we know how to use them.\u003ci\u003eThe Benevolent Bee\u003c\/i\u003e describes how and why the bees make these products, how they've been used by humans throughout the ages, and \u003cb\u003ehow beekeepers can harvest the products\u003c\/b\u003e. It also presents\u003cb\u003e simple do-it yourself recipes\u003c\/b\u003e for using the products in health and wellness, body care, nutrition, and craft. You'll learn how to make \u003cb\u003esalves \u003c\/b\u003efor burns and a cough syrup from raw honey; how to make a tincture, an\u003cb\u003e infused oil\u003c\/b\u003e, and a \u003cb\u003emouthwash \u003c\/b\u003efrom propolis, the \u003cb\u003eanti-bacterial\u003c\/b\u003e \"bee glue\" that lines the inside of the hive; and much more. Get crafting now, it's all already in your hive!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032070865136,"sku":"9781631592867","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631592867_p0.jpg?v=1763672804","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631592867","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}