To Bee or Not to Bee

Greetings all!

A friend recently told me about a bee therapy house she visited in Russia. Bee house? Of course, I had to do a little research!

Image from https://healthywithhoney.com/sleeping-above-beehives-another-way-of-treating-ourselves-with-bees-help

Apitherapy uses products from honeybees to treat various ailments and goes back to Ancient Egypt and China. Well, there is using the bee products and then there is sleeping with the bees! Apparently, bee houses are popular in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, China, Japan, and Korea as an alternative therapy to self-heal the body.

WATCH HERE (2-minute video): https://1-tube.ru/watch/MMWf4nuayWs

According to https://healthywithhoney.com/sleeping-above-beehives-another-way-of-treating-ourselves-with-bees-help/, “There have been numerous cases reporting positive effects in rheumatic, dermatological, urology, gynecology, cardiology, endocrinology, respiratory systems and musculoskeletal system. Some say it cures chronic diseases, normalizes potency in men and eliminates insomnia… It facilitates detoxification, normalizes metabolism, eliminates excess weight and tendency to overeat.” 

It seems you actually do not come into direct contact with the bees but instead reap the benefits from your proximity to beehives: 

• Light vibro-massage from bees fanning their wings
• Clean ionized air
• Aromatherapy
• State of meditative trance from bee buzzing

Sounds interesting! I would be willing to try if there were a bee house nearby!

As always, talk to your doctor before using any alternative or new therapy as some side effects might be permanent (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-43513817)!

EXTRA RESOURCES:

https://www.healthline.com/health/apitherapy

https://vmegre.com/en/events/38361/

https://www.docbee.com.ua/en/magazine/beehive-therapy-the-new-direction-in-apitherapy

What did you think? Drop me a line!