Thyme honey

A recent survey about essential oils and their pure constituents used to control Varroa jacobsoni, contained three interesting tables that reported the toxicity of essential oils for V. jacobsoni and Apis mellifera after 24, 48 and 72 hours in a topical application and in an evaporation test, and the effects of essential oils on behavior and reproduction of V jacobsoni and on the bee brood [63]. The most interesting oils were those of cinnamon and clove, with 100% mite mortality after 24 h and no significant toxicity on honey bees. Furthermore, clove essential oil produced small brood mortality, and it was an inhibitor of mite reproduction. Other effective oils were anise, fennel, lavender, rosemary and wintergreen, which killed 100% mites after 48-72 hours. On the contrary, the oils obtained from garlic, onion, oregano and thyme, were found to be very toxic for honey bees. Among pure constituents, camphor, linalool, linalyl acetate and pinene resulted small brood mortality and inhibited mite reproduction. 

Castro-Vasquez, L., Diaz-Maroto, M. C., Gonzalez-Vinas, M. A., and Perez-Coello, M. S. (2009). Differentiation of monofloral citrus, rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender, thyme and heather honeys based on volatile composition and sensory descriptive analysis. Food Chem. 112,1022-1030. 

Substances or foods used to promote sexual desire. Through the years, the following foods have been consumed for this purpose anise, artichokes, avocados, beans, caraway seed, carrots, chocolate, clams, cloves, cola drinks, fish, garlic, honey, hot sauces, various mushrooms and cheeses, mutton, nutmeg, olives, oysters, peas, peppermint, pistachio nuts, radishes, saffron, shellfish, thyme, tomatoes, vanilla, along with, such exotic items as hyena eyes, eel s eggs, bird s nest soup, shark fin soup, and truffles. However, there is no scientific evidence that any food item possesses such powers. 

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