Bee Products For Dogs: Their Safety, Efficacy and How To Use Them

\By Diana Beth Miller -  Nov 15, 2016

As humans start to turn to more unique ingredients to improve their health, they also seek the same for their loyal companions. Some of the more popular natural and holistic products and ingredients to hit the shelves recently include bee products, such as bee venom and bee pollen. Bee products for dogs are a great alternative to products filled with chemicals and toxins.

Natural bee products are said to have a wide variety of benefits for both humans and animals. Some studies with humans have shown a lot of positive effects from bee products: sclerosis, treatment of wounds, and even serving as anti-cancer treatment.

Although research of bee products for dogs is still lacking, there is some evidence that these can be beneficial to dogs in some cases, such as stimulation of cortisol in arthritic dogs and helping with canine intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) with no side effects.

What are bee products for dogs and where to find them?

A lab puppy is chasing after a beeThere is a huge variety of ingredients that can be considered as “bee products.” Some of those include bee pollen and bees’ wax, brood, venom, propolis, royal jelly, and the most popular bee product – honey. Most of these have been shown to have positive effects...