Journal

Trigona stingless bee honey and its distinctive sour taste
Why Does Trigona Honey Taste Sour? The Science Behind the Tang
Why Trigona stingless bee honey tastes sour: organic acids, enzymatic activity, floral diversity and storage in propolis-lined cerumen pots. The chemistry behind the tang, and why sour is a feature... Read more...
Japanese naturopath Yoko Alexander discussing medicinal honey
Japan's Renowned Naturopath on Medicinal Honey and Health
Japanese naturopath Yoko Alexander on medicinal honey, what naturopathy involves, and why she recommends Anaya's Trigona products. A five minute conversation. Read more...
Honey adulteration and food fraud in the global honey supply chain
Fake Honey: How Adulteration Works and Why It Matters
How honey adulteration actually works: dilution, blending, sugar feeding, antibiotic residues and origin masking. The economics that make it near inevitable, and what it costs beekeepers and pollination. Read more...
Honey jars on a supermarket shelf, illustrating honey fraud
Honey Laundering: What It Is, and Why the Home Tests Don't Work
Honey fraud is real, but the popular home tests for spotting it do not work, and would wrongly fail genuine honeys including our own. What adulteration actually involves, what enforcement... Read more...
Anaya Trigona propolis extract and propolis oil bottles
Anaya Trigona Propolis: Which Extract to Choose, and How to Use It
Anaya's two Trigona propolis formulations compared: alcohol extract versus olive oil infusion, which to choose for internal use and which for skin, plus simple ways to use each and the... Read more...
Propolis oil for eczema-prone and inflamed skin
Propolis for Eczema-Prone Skin: What the Evidence Shows
What propolis is, the compounds it contains, what the evidence does and does not show for eczema-prone skin, and the contact allergy warning that matters. Propolis is complementary skincare, not... Read more...
Stingless bee honey and the bees that produce it
Stingless Bee Honey: Medicinal Promise
The chemistry behind stingless bee honey: water content, organic acids, isorhamnetin, and the rare disaccharide trehalulose. What the research supports on antimicrobial and antioxidant activity, and what remains preliminary. Read more...
Medicinal honey in a glass jar
What is Medicinal Honey?
What medicinal honey actually means, how peroxide and non-peroxide antibacterial activity differ, how Manuka and Trigona compare, and an honest look at which health claims the evidence supports. Read more...
Stingless bee hives at a Philippine fruit farm
What is Stingless Bee Honey?
What stingless bee honey is, how Trigona and Melipona bees differ from European honey bees, why the honey tastes sour, and why a hive producing just 500g a year makes... Read more...
Stingless bee honey and the cerumen pots it is stored in
Complete Guide to Stingless Bee Honey Benefits
What makes stingless bee honey different from regular honey: cerumen pot storage, antimicrobial mechanisms, the trehalulose sugar profile, and why geographic origin changes everything. With safety guidance and storage advice. Read more...
New leather shoes being broken in
How to Break In New Leather Shoes: Expert Tips for a Perfect, Comfortable Fit
How to break in new leather shoes without damaging them: six methods that work, the ones to avoid, and the care routine that keeps them mould-free afterwards in a humid... Read more...
Mould growth on an indoor surface
Understanding the Health Risks of Mould Toxicity
Mould exposure can cause respiratory issues, allergic reactions and skin irritation, with higher risk for children, older people and anyone immunocompromised. What the evidence supports, what remains contested, and how... Read more...
A selection of luxury leather bags
10 Unbeatable Tips for Choosing Your Next Luxurious Leather Bag
Ten essential tips for choosing your next leather bag, from understanding leather types and construction quality to price versus value and the care routine that makes it last in a... Read more...
Leather goods being cleaned and cared for
Keeping Your Leather Beautiful: The Magic of Leather Cleaners
Why leather needs regular cleaning, the different types of leather cleaner and what each is good for, and why matching the product to your leather type matters more than anything... Read more...
Crystallised honey in a jar with a spoon
Does Real Honey Crystallize?
Why honey crystallises, what affects the speed, and whether it means your honey is real. The glucose to fructose ratio explains most of it, and the popular authenticity test only... Read more...
Stingless bees and their hive defence strategy
What Stingless Bees Teach Us About Smart Immune Defence
How stingless bees defend their colonies through propolis and social immunity rather than sterilisation, what that does and doesn't tell us about human immune health, and an honest look at... Read more...
Bee propolis and its properties
Benefits of Propolis: What the Evidence Actually Supports
What propolis is, where the evidence is strongest (antimicrobial, antioxidant, oral health), where it is promising but incomplete, and where to be sceptical. Plus why stingless bee propolis differs and... Read more...
Stingless bees pollinating crops on a tropical farm
Stingless Bees: Can These Pollinators Save Our Crops?
Stingless bees as crop pollinators: buzz pollination, greenhouse suitability and year-round foraging. Which crops actually benefit, what the evidence supports, and the threats these bees face. Read more...
Natural beeswax blocks and honeycomb
The Many Uses of Beeswax You Never Knew
Beeswax goes well beyond candles: food wraps, skincare, wood polish, waterproofing, rust prevention and leather conditioning. What beeswax is, why the colour varies, and how to work with it safely. Read more...
Cinnamon Bee's Knees cocktail made with Trigona honey
Recipe: Cinnamon Bee's Knees
A Prohibition classic rebuilt with Trigona honey by bartender Jayden Ong. Gin, lemon, cinnamon and a honey that is sour as well as sweet. Includes a non-alcoholic version. Read more...