We sent a jar of our raw honey to Dr. Ferhat Ozturk's lab at MediBal in San Antonio for independent bioactivity analysis. The results came back on July 16, and I have been grinning about them ever since.

I recently spoke with WCNC Charlotte about a growing challenge facing honeybees and local beekeepers across North Carolina: the loss of native habitat combined with increased pesticide and herbicide exposure.

Autoimmune disorders share a frustrating theme: the immune system, built to defend you, turns its firepower inward. Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's, lupus; different names, same underlying story of chronic inflammation and misdirected attack. For people living with these conditions, the search for tools that calm that overreaction is constant. Bee venom therapy (BVT) is one that keeps earning a closer look.