Propolis is a honeybee product containing beeswax and resin stemming from plants. It provides protection to the hive against microbial infection. Potential plant sources of resin with antimicrobial secondary metabolites are plentiful, but the mouthparts of honeybees enable them to exploit only a narrow diversity of species.
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