Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods.
Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods. Tens of thousands of bees live shoulder to shoulder, working together to raise young, store food and protect their queen. The hive hums with life, but it also carries a hidden danger: When so many bodies share the same space, disease can spread quickly.
And yet, honey bees have thrived for millennia. Their secret weapon? A surprising ally you might keep in your medicine cabinet — hydrogen peroxide.
A Hive that Cleans Itself
For generations, scientists have known that honey resists spoilage and carries antimicrobial powers. Now, research led by Lewis Bartlett, assistant professor in the University of Georgia Department of Entomology, is deepening our understanding of honey’s powers as deliberate biological design, not happenstance.
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