{"id":37393,"date":"2025-09-10T21:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=37393"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:40:35","slug":"2025-beepropolis","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/gospel-express\/2025-beepropolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee Propolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Every so often, bees will find an unwanted guest in their home. Lured in by the sweet smell of honey, a rodent or other small animal may make its way into the hive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bee-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bee-3.png 600w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bee-3-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What happens next is sad, but also necessary. The bees will sting the intruder until it eventually dies.<\/p>\n<p>Once it dies, and to prevent the animal from spreading bacteria and odors during decomposition, bees will secrete a antibacterial resin called propolis (a product of tree sap) along with layers of wax that cover the dead body, allowing it to mummify naturally, sealing it off from the rest of the hive. Eventually, the body dries out and turns into a preserved skeleton, causing no harm to the rest of the hive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bee-1-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Very smart bees!<\/p>\n<p>What is also remarkable are the properties of propolis that the bees use. It has powerful properties that act as antibacterial and antifungal. It is moisture resistant, blocks odors, and accelerates tissue dehydration. All that would be needed for this particular situation.<\/p>\n<p>How would bees &#8220;evolve&#8221; to know how to sanitize a large carcass they can not move? The gathering of tree resin, the processing into antimicrobial propolis, and the decision to seal rather than remove\u2014this is an integrated response system, not a random adaptation. It shows intelligent planning and foresight. Such foresight doesn\u2019t evolve by accident; it was designed by God, who gave even these tiny creatures the wisdom to protect their hive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bee-4-e1757565600129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1mill.creationist?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWW9Qu-ySiUrRlnKNvvql1EDUi8mHvpV_Ygt-iiY5-KD3Grj7zWXQ-wc8J8Hz5vwsMJoPbp0P43z0tfIf1ar7zQ30gy7NQavIL-l_JLuZDJCik6Fr_C4yP9_xIDQBqKKg9PMVTT0kItggz94vRY4jNGeZm3vZbriIqm7L50sJejS84Qo1Q_lnI1G1Oc02dsmaCF7m2T9YLGWoZy8ZVQA0aW&amp;__tn__=-UC*F\"><strong>Biblical Creation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":37394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[29],"class_list":["post-37393","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-29"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/37393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/37393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37397,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/37393\/revisions\/37397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37393"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=37393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}