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Everything You Need to Know About Honey & Bees (with Eric Mason)

Paul Saladino MD podcast

Paul Saladino, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

🗞️ Newsletter — Reclaim Your Optimal health: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/sign-up?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Honey_EricMason--- --- ---Find out your ideal diet with my ANIMAL-BASED CALCULATOR: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/ab-guide#calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Honey_EricMason--- --- ---You might be surprised to learn that the fight to save bees is directly tied to our own health and the integrity of our food supply, especially when so much 'honey' on the shelves isn't what it seems. I sat down with my friend Eric Mason from Save the Bee to talk about just how crucial these insects are—pollinating one in every three bites of food we consume and 70% of agricultural crops—while a single worker bee produces a mere twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. In our conversation we uncover the alarming extent of honey adulteration and contamination with substances like glyphosate and neonicotinoids, which impact the bee's gut biome in ways that echo human health concerns. And you'll also understand the immense pressure industrial agriculture, like the almond industry's reliance on 88% of U.S. managed bees, puts on these creatures, turning pollination events into 'pathogen Super Bowls.' So this discussion will equip you to better identify genuine, beneficial honey, grasp the significance of a pesticide-free foraging radius for bees, and see why their well-being is a direct reflection of our planet's health.--- --- ---If you can't get fresh heart & liver in your diet, try our 100% grass-fed desiccated beef organs at Heart & Soil: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Honey_EricMasonLooking for a healthy and delicious snack? This is why I created Lineage Provisions. Giving you real foods in the most convenient way. Check us out: http://lineageprovisions.com/psmdyt--- --- ---00:00:00 Meet Eric Mason00:02:43 Why we need to Save the Bee00:09:17 The Lifecycle and Work of Bees00:23:02 The Queen Bee and Hive Dynamics00:27:55 Honey Harvesting and Beekeeping Practices00:31:23 Tribal Honey Hunting Adventures00:38:48 The Problem of Fake Honey00:50:52 Impact of Pesticides on Bees00:56:42 Industrial Agriculture and Bee Health01:08:26 Challenges of Sourcing Pure Honey01:10:28 Understanding Raw Honey01:13:34 The Decline of Bee Populations01:18:19 The Role of Bees in Agriculture01:19:22 Different Bee Products: Royal Jelly, Propolis, and Bee Pollen01:24:17 The Therapeutic Benefits of Beekeeping01:30:46 The Importance of Bee Conservation01:32:16 How to Support Bee Health--- --- ---Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomdTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulsaladinomdSend a message to the team: [email protected] --- ---Dr. Paul Saladino received his medical degree from the University of Arizona Medical School. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Saladino is a licensed physician in California, but he no longer practices in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Saladino and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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0:00.0

The bees die? We die. Honey's pretty easy to fake. It's like farmry sand, right?

0:05.5

What's up, guys? Welcome to this episode of the podcast with Eric Mason. We're talking about bees today and honey.

0:11.1

And we're not just talking about bees from the perspective of this cute little insect that you might have gotten stung by when you were a kid.

0:15.9

We were talking about bees in agriculture. We were talking about bees in ecosystems. We were talking about bees and the

0:20.9

future of our planet. One in every three bites of food we eat has been pollinated by a bee. But 70%

0:26.8

of our agriculture crops are also pollinated by bees. My guest is Eric Mason. He is the executive

0:31.2

director of Save the Bee. He's a total badass when it comes to mission-driven nonprofits, and his work

0:37.0

is very, very important.

0:38.2

Save the Bee is a nonprofit aimed at helping people have awareness to how central bees are

0:43.0

to ecosystems, agriculture, the future of our health as humans on this planet.

0:47.7

Bees are dying, and as it turns out, the same thing that's killing the bees is the same thing

0:52.2

that we're having as humans.

0:53.5

So we talk about all kinds of things in this podcast. We talk about... The same thing that's killing the bees is the same thing that we're having as humans. Killing humans.

0:54.7

So we talk about all kinds of things in this podcast.

0:57.5

We talk about glyphosate, pesticide contamination, herbicide contamination for honeies, how honey

1:03.1

is made, why it's made.

1:04.3

We talk about bees.

1:05.3

We get into actual bee biology, which is cool.

1:08.0

How much honey do you think one bee, one worker bee makes in its lifetime?

1:12.3

Somewhere around a twelfth of a teaspoon. That same bee in its lifetime that produced that 12th of a

1:18.0

teaspoon of honey will pollinate thousands of flowers. We get into problems with contamination in

1:24.0

honey, how to source your honey, what to know when you're looking for a honey, how to know or how to have a sense if your honey is real versus contaminated. A lot of

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