3rd Street Hydroponics is now Beekeeping!
Have you ever wanted to Beekeep? Ever wanted to know how to harvest honey? Make Bee's wax? Or just simply have an interesting hobby? Well now you can! With 3rd Street Hydroponics we are now bringing Beekeeping to the Bay Area! Not only is Beekeeping fun, it's great for the whole family! Beekeeping has a lot of benefits for you and your family! Did you know that if you take one tablespoon full of local harvested honey it will cure your allergies! Yes it's true! Bee's wax has thousands of uses and fun to make! Lip balm, candles, lotion, and many more!
Store owner, Mary is checking on her Bees to make sure they are making yummy honey!
Store owner, Mary is checking on her Bees to make sure they are making yummy honey!
Get all your beekeeping supplies at 3rd Street Hydroponics.
Now offering a wide selection of beekeeping supplies! Everything for beginners to the advanced keeper!
See how fun and easy it is to do!
COMING SOON! Feb 2012!
Come learn at the Technical Institute for Indoor Gardening for an informational evening about bees!
See how easy it is to help the environment and produce the BEST honey along the way!
Now is the time to order your hives for spring – DON’T MISS OUT
Now offering a wide selection of beekeeping supplies! Everything for beginners to the advanced keeper!
See how fun and easy it is to do!
COMING SOON! Feb 2012!
Come learn at the Technical Institute for Indoor Gardening for an informational evening about bees!
See how easy it is to help the environment and produce the BEST honey along the way!
Now is the time to order your hives for spring – DON’T MISS OUT
Order your Queen in January and they will arrive in April for the Spring!
Why are Bees so important?
Bees are an integral part of a healthy ecosystem. Here are some things to think about the next time you get annoyed by a bee.
1. Pollination
Bees’ pollination efforts are responsible for a wide diversity of wild flowers and many crops depend on them. In fact, without bees’ pollination of flowering crops and flowers, there would be far less food in general and diversity in particular. In fact, if bees did not pollinate in the wild, some vegetation would become extinct, leaving space for invasive, problematic species to take over. Animals that eat the extinct vegetation would then die off, followed by the carnivorous animals that eat the herbivores. As noted above, it’s a chain reaction.
Crops consumed by humans are also dependent on bees. For example, apples, pears, cucumbers, cherries and other flowering/fruiting crops depend on bees to fertilize the flowers so that fruit will develop. When a bee gets nectar from a flower, it gets coated in pollen. The bee then carries this pollen to another flower, fertilizing it and causing the flower to develop into a fruit. Without pollination, many flowering crops would not yield fruit, or would yield very little.
2. Bee products:
Human health is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of bee products. Here are some important items that bees provide that can benefit humans.
Honey – Honey is not just another sweetener. Raw, unfiltered honey that has had minimal processing from hive to jar has many healthful benefits. It contains all sorts of vitamins, including phosphorous, iron, vitamins A, B-complex, C, D, E and K. According to herbalist Stephen Buhner, honey has at least 75 different compounds.
A spoonful of raw honey makes an excellent cough syrup, and it can serve as a base for home-made medicinal syrups. Raw honey is a remarkable dressing for severe burns, and the antibiotic properties of honey have excelled conventional antibiotics in the treatment of ulcers and surgical infections. Honey has even been touted as an excellent treatment for allergies.
Beeswax – This natural, beautiful product has been used to make candles, lip balm, cosmetics, crayons, moisturizers, and other items.
Propolis – This is a substance that bees create from tree resins. It is reported to have strong antibiotic properties and to help fight fatigue. It is full of vitamins and also amino acids (proteins).
Royal jelly – Worker bees produce this white, milky substance to feed the queen. It has vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids and is considered a health food for humans.
Venom – Yes, even bees’ venom has a use. It is used in the development of antivenin to treat stings, and has even been used to relieve arthritis pain.
As you can see, the bee is an important component of the ecosystem, and we humans, as part of the ecosystem, benefit greatly from bees’ efforts.
*credit to 4petsonline.com
1. Pollination
Bees’ pollination efforts are responsible for a wide diversity of wild flowers and many crops depend on them. In fact, without bees’ pollination of flowering crops and flowers, there would be far less food in general and diversity in particular. In fact, if bees did not pollinate in the wild, some vegetation would become extinct, leaving space for invasive, problematic species to take over. Animals that eat the extinct vegetation would then die off, followed by the carnivorous animals that eat the herbivores. As noted above, it’s a chain reaction.
Crops consumed by humans are also dependent on bees. For example, apples, pears, cucumbers, cherries and other flowering/fruiting crops depend on bees to fertilize the flowers so that fruit will develop. When a bee gets nectar from a flower, it gets coated in pollen. The bee then carries this pollen to another flower, fertilizing it and causing the flower to develop into a fruit. Without pollination, many flowering crops would not yield fruit, or would yield very little.
2. Bee products:
Human health is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of bee products. Here are some important items that bees provide that can benefit humans.
Honey – Honey is not just another sweetener. Raw, unfiltered honey that has had minimal processing from hive to jar has many healthful benefits. It contains all sorts of vitamins, including phosphorous, iron, vitamins A, B-complex, C, D, E and K. According to herbalist Stephen Buhner, honey has at least 75 different compounds.
A spoonful of raw honey makes an excellent cough syrup, and it can serve as a base for home-made medicinal syrups. Raw honey is a remarkable dressing for severe burns, and the antibiotic properties of honey have excelled conventional antibiotics in the treatment of ulcers and surgical infections. Honey has even been touted as an excellent treatment for allergies.
Beeswax – This natural, beautiful product has been used to make candles, lip balm, cosmetics, crayons, moisturizers, and other items.
Propolis – This is a substance that bees create from tree resins. It is reported to have strong antibiotic properties and to help fight fatigue. It is full of vitamins and also amino acids (proteins).
Royal jelly – Worker bees produce this white, milky substance to feed the queen. It has vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids and is considered a health food for humans.
Venom – Yes, even bees’ venom has a use. It is used in the development of antivenin to treat stings, and has even been used to relieve arthritis pain.
As you can see, the bee is an important component of the ecosystem, and we humans, as part of the ecosystem, benefit greatly from bees’ efforts.
*credit to 4petsonline.com
