This bee product contains 150 mineral and biologically active compounds, amino acids and vitamins. It supports immunity, balances the eye sight, digestion, and cleansing function of the body. How do bees make it? The bees make it by collecting plants pollen, from flowers to tree and bush buds. They ferment it and store for the …
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Bee pollen tea – your new natural energy drink.
Goldenrod – sunny fall beauty – our inspiration for coming winter
This time of year we have pretty gold yellow goldenrod blooming all along roads, in the fields and meadows. It is one of my herbal favorites. You are not allergic to goldenrod! Its pollen is not wind spread, so lots of seasonal fall allergies come from blooming ragweed, which is a short herb that many …
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Black currant berry – turn this European staple into your daily diet awareness.
Russian legacy – black currant bushes in every yard When I moved to the US 15 years ago I planted black currant bushes by the house right away. Then we moved, and the bushes came with us:-) Every garden in Russia have this woody shrub full of aromatic shiny tart berries. I remember picking them …
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Nettle – spring tonic and a useful sting.
Nettle. Stinging nettle. Why does it sting? Is it to protect itself from herbivores, or may be to serve humans? Here in Northern Wisconsin May, early June (before blooming actually) is a perfect time to collect nettles. When I pick them barehanded, I don’t mind an occasional sting, it feels good, it feels medicinal. In …
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Honey – the food of the gods
Most of us have a jar of honey at home. But do we know how beneficial it actually is? People used it since ancient times in Egypt, Rome, Greece, Slavic region, India and China. It was called the food of gods, bringing health and longevity and it was the only sweet food known to people …
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Fireweed – Russian ancient traditions in your tea cup.
Fireweed – what is in the name… I love when I start seeing beautiful pinkish-purple flower tops of blooming fireweed in August. Fireweed is a narrow alternate leaf plant from Evening primrose family, Epilobium Angustifolium. It loves to grow in burnt or logged areas in slightly acidic soil in full sun. Sometimes you see it …
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Birch gifts – sap, tea and other uses throughout the year.
The birch trees grow in temperate forests of the North. It is an official national tree of both Finland and Sweden and an informal national symbol of Russia. It is also the most common tree growing in Norway. There are many different kinds of birch: white or paper, river, silver, weeping, yellow, Himalayan, cherry …
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