Ecological food and sustainability

sustainability in the olive fields of Jaén

We have associated organic products with healthier and higher quality products. But is this true? Is an organic extra virgin olive oil better than a conventional one? Is an organic raw honey better than a conventional one? The same with olives. Let’s see in this article that says the scientific community of organic products and […]

Overuse of antibiotics brings risks for bees and for us

efectos del sobreuso de los antibióticos

The overuse of antibiotics in both humans and humans is a long-term health hazard. In the case of bees, they reduce their chances of survival by half, as it destroys their intestinal flora and makes them weaker. The bee, like the human being, has an intestinal flora, and the same thing could be happening to […]

Bees learn while they sleep, so they might dream.

Las abejas aprender mientras duermen

It seems that bees are only used to produce raw honey, wax, propolis, pollen and royal jelly. Knowing the nature of bees, is helping science to know better the human brain and achieve many solutions to problems in society. In El Cortijuelo de San Benito physical store located in Las Rozas in Madrid and online […]

We can achieve 100% organic honey

lavender in organic farming

How can we know if bees from organic beehives collect only nectar from flowers and honeydew trees in organic production? This is a question that many consumers of organic raw honey ask ourselves. The answer of an expert would be, this cannot be known 100 percent. So, would there currently be a major fraud in […]

1-4 Dioxane, an ingredient commonly used in cosmetic products

1-4 Dioxano en productos de cosmética

UK politicians are demanding a ban on the compound 1-4 Dioxane, a compound commonly found in gels, body lotions, anti-wrinkle creams and other natural and conventional cosmetic products, which is believed to be carcinogenic. Find out more about natural cosmetics in our article: Fantastic ingredients for cosmetics Harmful ingredients in cosmetics Some of the ingredients […]

Natural Plastic Recycling

pupa de abeja

Currently the planet Earth has a very pressing problem with the amount of plastics produced each year and their difficult disintegration, ending many of them finally at the bottom of the oceans. Ocean currents carry tons of these microplastics, taking them from the North Atlantic to the waters of the Arctic. In the Pacific there […]

Possible decrease in production for the next olive oil season

recolección de la aceituna

Numerous extra virgin olive oil cooperatives from Castilla la Mancha have met in a Sectorial Assembly of Olive Oil in mid-June of this year 2017 with the aim of studying the situation of their sector and begin to prepare estimates on olive oil production for the next campaign 207/18. In the Cortijuelo de San Benito […]

Maintaining a healthy brain

celebro

We tend to be more concerned with the health of our body than with mental health, which acts as one. Long-term body health is not possible if we do not maintain comprehensive mental health. For them we must follow a healthy diet, the Mediterranean diet, consume olive oil, exercise, avoid stress, not smoke, drink in […]

Bees and honey production protect Zimbabwe’s forest

bosque de Zimbabue

In eastern Zimbabwe, a Central African country, beekeeping and organic honey production is becoming an alternative source of income. At the same time, this activity is reducing forest fires and improving forest conservation. Honeybees are fantastic insects that bring immense benefits to the planet and our well-being, find out more about bees in: Bees and […]

Honey Bees Could Revolutionize Photography

la ciencia podría revolucionar la fotografía

Honeybees play an essential role in nature and in our society. In nature they are an essential link in the ecological chain when pollinating wild flowers. In our consumer society, they also play a very important role, because thanks to them our crops are pollinated and for lovers of raw honey, they sweeten our food. […]

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