Picture shows Tauseef Khan, undated. He is a research associate at Toronto University's Temerty Faculty of Medicine and one of the co-authors of the study entitled "Effect of honey on cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis." (Nema McGlynn/Newsflash)

Honey Can Lower Stroke Risk, Study Shows

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:December 23, 2022

Tucking into raw honey can significantly reduce the risk of suffering some of the most common current health issues, scientists in Canada have found. Researchers at Toronto University carried out…

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Image shows some of the honey combs that were seized by customs in Stuttgart, Germany, undated photo. Officers seized more than 400 kilogrammes (882 lbs) of honey in October, 2022. (Hauptzollamt Stuttgart/Newsflash)

Man Seized Trafficking 900lbs Of Illegal Honey

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 2, 2022

A man trying to smuggle nearly 900lbs of honey into Germany was seized by police at Stuttgart Airport. The 57-year-old suspect had reportedly brought the sweet stuff from Turkey and…

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Picture shows two grenades in honey tied up with adhesive tape and with a pin near the settlement of Babyntsi in undated photo. Sappers of the Voluntary Formation of the Bucha City Territorial Community No. 1 neutralized a trap inside a beehive with two grenades in the forest in Kyiv province. (@dobrobatbucha/Newsflash)

Russian Booby Trap Installed in Ukrainian Beehive Was Defused By Bees

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:October 22, 2022

A Ukrainian beekeeper was saved by his bees after they defused grenades that had been left in his hives by withdrawing Russian troops. The explosive devices had, according to images…

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Picture shows bee toys, exhibits of Museum and Exhibition Center of the Medynsky district of the city of Medyn, Russia in an undated photo. The Center will participate in the application for a grant from the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. (Elena Merker/Newsflash)

Russia Announces Plans To Open Bee Museum In 2023

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:September 8, 2022

https://youtu.be/x6f4Q1AiYiY A museum dedicated to celebrating bees that is scheduled to open in 2023 in Russia is revealed in an exclusive new video. 'The Bee Museum' will be operated from…

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Beekeeper Heinz Hoffmann, 90, touches the bees with a hand, undated. He lets himself be stung by bees in Frankfurt, Germany. (Newsflash)

90-Year-Old Beekeeper Claims Stings Boost His Immune System

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 1, 2022

One of Germany's oldest beekeepers deliberately gets stung at the beginning of each season, claiming bee venom boosts his body's immune system. Former chemist Heinz Hoffmann, 90, who is the…

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A bear sits in the back of a van in Duzce, Turkey, in an undated video. The bear, which reportedly ate too much honey from a hive, became ill. (CEN)

Bear Cub Dazed And Confused After Gorging On ‘Hallucinogenic Honey’

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 18, 2022

This is the spaced out moment a greedy bear cub learns that there are some necessities she should keep her paws off. The cub became high as a kite after…

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North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany in an undated footage. Beekeepers harvested significantly more honey this spring than in previous years. (Newsflash)

Un-bee-lievable Boost In Honey Yields

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 8, 2022

Bee experts have revealed that a dry and sunny spring has caused a bumper yields of honey. Colonies in Germany are producing an average of 21.2 kilogrammes (46.7 lbs) of…

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Illustrative image: Honeybee harvesting pollen and carrying it to its pollen basket. (Yannis Varouhakis (instagram.com/varouhakis)/Newsflash)

Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:June 6, 2022

Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease…

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Honey with honeycomb. (Newsflash)

How Honey Can Create A Computer Like The Human Brain

• Post author:Shantanu Guharay
• Post published:April 28, 2022

Computer chips could be made faster by giving them honey - according to new research. Already known to help stabilise blood sugar and improve heart conditions, Washington State University engineers…

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The 7-year-old Egyptian boy Muhammad D. was tied up to a stick and had honey applied to his body to attract bees and insects allegedly by his father in Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt.

Dad Ties Son, 7, To Pole And Covers Him In Honey To Attract Bees As Punishment

• Post author:James King
• Post published:June 15, 2021

This shocking image shows a schoolboy with his hands tied, bound to a wooden pole, and covered in honey to attract bees allegedly as punishment by his father who is…

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