Examples of propolis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bees use propolis to repair the hive, seal cracks, and create a protective barrier against predators. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2021 This supercharged night mask powered by propolis that helps skin recover overnight for a more youthful look by morning. — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 5 July 2021 The substance, originally tree sap, is collected by bees that combine it with their own saliva and beeswax, turning it into propolis. — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Haven’t done a THING except drink tea and take propolis. — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The mixture, now available for the first time ever in the U.S., includes rose oil, calcium carbonate, male pine flower pollen, propolis, beeswax, and olive oil. — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 5 Aug. 2016 Apitherapy involves the use of bee products in health care applications, like taking a propolis tincture to stave off a cold. — Cristina Mueller, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2012 Adopting that lifestyle in Berkeley, their grassy yard is home to chickens, raised for their eggs and pest-control savvy, and bees, whose honey, wax and propolis are used for cooking and Tackbary’s homemade beauty products. — Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2018 In essence, guests become immersed in bees and beekeeping, such as learning how to distinguish honey from propolis (a waxy bee glue used to seal up hives), and how to extract honey from the hive’s cells. — Jeanine Barone, New York Times, 9 May 2018 See More

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