On Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 1:18:07 PM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 2/2/2019 4:55 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 12:14:09 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> I take some solace in the knowledge that any bee that ever stung me paid
> >> the ultimate price for the privilege. Maybe the reason he was never
> >> diagnosed with arthritis was because he had had all those preventative
> >> stings. I have heard that stinging nettles is also good for arthritis,
> >> but I will need more proof before I try it.
> > He may have been diagnosed with arthritis, but I can't say because I don't know. When I knew him, there seemed to be no signs of that.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N7JqkJ2nc0
>
> Â* One of the reasons we keep so much honey here is because it's good
> for our allergies . My wife adds a tablespoon to her daily morning tea ,
> I eat more in the spring than any time , that's when my allergies kick
> up . That only works though if the honey was harvested in your own area
> ... local pollen and all that . Honey also has other medicinal benefits
> , I've read about it being used as a kind of antibiotic ointment .
>
> --
> Snag
> Yes , I'm old
> and crochety - and armed .
> Get outta my woods !

That's an interesting use for honey. Plants are factories for complex chemical compounds developed over countless generations which they use to protect themselves. Perhaps bees and honey are capable of doing something similar..