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Industrial uses of bee products

Honey Wax

 Honey is used to make medicine  Making shoe polish
e.g. cough syrups.  Making crayons.

 It is also used to make sweets,  Making candle wax
chocolate.  To make varnish for fur-

 It is used in fruit canning as a niture
preservative.  Making chewing gum

 Honey is used to make cosmet-
ics e.g lip shiner.  Making cosmetics like
body creams / Vaseline.
 Honey is also used in hospitals  For making lip bums.
to dress wounds in surgical cas-

es.

Propolis

To Bees

 It is used to smoothen the interior of the hive.

 It is used to water proof the brood cells.

 It is used to repair the cracks in the hive.

To Man

 It treats scabies
 It can be used to treat burns and scalds

 It can be sold to get money

 For making antiseptics, antifungal, and antiviral medicines.