21st February 2026
There is no doubting the importance of honey in human history and the “land flowing with milk and honey” is Biblical in nature [1]. Hence we have documented the importance of raw milk several times and have mentioned honey in some of our Q&A Sessions. However, we continued to receive requests to address honey including New Zealand’s famed Manuka honey.
Our research into honey brought us straight into the world of hive “infections” including American Foulbrood and the claim that the implicated bacterium had satisfied Koch’s postulates. This needs careful analysis because as far as we are concerned, “pathogens” are a fallacious concept. Indeed we know there are much more satisfactory explanations through the terrain.
In this video we look at the beekeeping industry and why the germ proponents are burning thousands of hives. The real causes of colony demise are considered including how much of this is a man-made problem. We also answer questions such as “is honey medicinal?” and whether the “anti-microbial” properties of honey are of any benefit to our health.
[1] “And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey…” – Exodus 3:8
ADDENDUM – 27 Feb 2026
Subsequent to the publication of this video, a viewer kindly made us aware that Wikipedia’s “White 1907” refers to a booklet, The Cause of American Foul Brood written by G. F. White and published by the United States Department of Agriculture in July 1907.
While the booklet states that, “American foul brood has been produced by feeding pure cultures of Bacillus larvæ…”, there is no mention of Koch’s postulates – although the author perhaps implies they were fulfilled.
White gives a brief description of feeding “pure cultures of Bacillus larvæ” and sugar syrup to “healthy colonies” with reproduction of the disease. However, there was no mention of any control experiments so it could not be said to follow the scientific method. (He only compared inoculations using “pure cultures” versus “the scales from combs which had contained brood affected with American foul brood”.)
Additionally, the over-riding fatal defect for the germ hypothesis remains the inconsistency with Koch’s first postulate: “The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease but should not be found in healthy organisms.” In this case, evidence of the implicated bacterium can be found in hives that exhibit disease AND those that do not.
References
- “AFB Levy”, NZ Bee Health & Biosecurity, American Foulbrood National Pest Management Plan New Zealand (accessed 15 February 2026)
- “Biosecurity Act 1993”, New Zealand Legislation
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- Bacteria of the Apiary, Gershom White, 1906
- The Cause of American Foul Brood, Gershom White, 1907
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Thank you for this informative video on bees an Foulbrood. What I learn about bacteria and viruses I owe to Dr. Bailey and her husband. Again, thank you very much.
This is the video I was hoping you would make Dr Sam. Thank you . The most terrifying nine words you will ever hear are “I’m from the government I’m here to help you” (Ronald Reagan)
Thank you for a great article.. I am no expert on bees, but am a keen gardener.. Here’s what seems to be happening here in the UK
What we have noticed since we moved into our home back in 2029 from the City and into a small countryside town, is that they number of bees and birds, have significantly changed.
We had very poor cell-phone signal here 2009, but then more smart-phone transmitters have been introduced.
More recently here in the UK we have noticed that the skies have been striped with chem-trails. We had many different types of birds back in 2009, but by around 2015 the number of birds have noticeably reduced, particularly the smaller breeds – this seemed to coincide with the improvements of cell-phone signals and many homes are running wi-fi.
For the past couple of years, we have switched our wi-fi off at the modem, as I kept experiencing headaches – mild but very often and annoying. I own a copy of The Invisible Rainbow and wondered if I was being affected – well the headaches eased with every wired via LAN connection and my mobile phone switched off. I am retired now and don’t need it anyway. I have also purchased an EMF detector, and now there is no EMF detected indoors at all.
We grow many of our own vegetables, but over the last couple of years, they seem to have faired poorly and growing later into the season. The chem-trails in the sky seemed to be blocking out the sun during most of the springtime, and our plant harvest have been noticeably down. Bees are not so numerous. We keep Buddleia bush that back in 2015 was swarming with bees and butterflies – you could hear the buzzing quite clearly. Last year there were much fewer bees and hardly any butterflies. We were worried that our crops were not going to get pollinated, but much later in the summer, we had some bumblebees and we had a decent crop – but still very few honey bees.
I completely agree with you – I too am in the UK, in a very rural location. I observe ‘confusion’ in the bees and the wasps. I observe them regularly – I too grow my own vegetables, I live high up well above sea level, beside a windmill – the vegetables are affected by the change in climate – high winds when you would not expect them, like in the middle of summer on a day with ‘heat wave’ temperatures and fake cloud coverage – when it should have been a clear, blue sky day with moderate wind. Very sad indeed. I am 70+ and the changes I observe season to season, day to day are totally manmade. How amazing are our bodies to resist the barrage of insult. I am fit and healthy, I look after my own health, I do not have a doctor, I de-registered, I keep chickens, eat home grown or reliably sourced, organically farmed vegetables, my chickens are healthy and I have for some time considered keeping bees. If I look back to pre 2020, I regularly observed a wide variety of birds – every UK garden bird visitor (at least 10 different species) – today, I have a few sparrows visit, the occasional blackbird, rarely see a wren and they used to nest in my hedges, or the variety of tits, never see the goldfinch nor the woodpeckers – they loved the garden as I have fruit trees. The last bullfinch I observed was 4 years ago. The crows and magpies are the only birds I see – and the chickens see them off – unlike the smaller birds, that they allow to share any feed. Thank you Dr Sam, you are my rock, I have learned so much and I pass your message on to everyone that seeks advice and/or wants to listen.
Yes! I live in Northern California and have kept bees for several years. Last fall all three of my hives died and this was not uncommon among fellow beekeepers. I do believe that geoengineering is a major cause. As someone pointed out, years ago there would be many bugs on the windshield after a long car trip but no longer. We are trying to adapt to more natural beekeeping, giving the girls a habitat similar to that found in nature, but I fear that these nefarious forces (geoengineering, pesticides, EMF, and the other things humans are dong) are making it nearly impossible for these marvelous creatures to survive.
Bees are the worms of the air!
My fav honey is organic raw forest honey from Zambia. A good second is an organic Greek raw honeydew fir tree honey. Very much appreciate the caretaking in both cases.
xI have had 3 honeybee hives for a few years here in staten Island new york. Mainly for honey and polinating my plants. Foul brood not much of a problem but moths eating comb in weak hives. Freezing comb usually helps but not sure about vora mites. Been using asalic acid end of season seems to help.
https://bumblingbeekeeper.com/wax-moth-traps/
Thank you for this much needed story on honey and our wonderful companions producing it
I use 20 ml of pure, locally produced honey into my my yogurt fruit smootie every day as well as in my protein shake after my morning moderately strenuous exercises 4 times a week to keep my aging body, now 79, strong, fit and healthy
Our stupid Canadian Food inspectipn Agency (CFIA) is keeping close scrutiny of beekeepers with all sorts of controlling rules that make the producers’ life miserable at times
Our local beekeepers in Glengarry-Prescott-Russel and Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, Eastern Ontario, Canada, have become adept at circumventing these idiotic controls
Terrain is king, bacteria and many parasites exist as cleanup crews, as repeated elsewhere and explained in the book, they are not the enemy
Again thank you so much for this timely video
Indeed have you noticed the attack on Bees is being carried out in most western countries, obviously planed from the highest levels. They work in lockstep. Destroy the Bees and that destroys and limit food production. They attack farmers for the same reason. When will the populations of the world wake up to what is happening? I hear Bill Gates is behind most of this. Who made him world leader? It seems he can do whatever he likes without consequences.
I recommend Local honey with natural Greek yoghurt
So what CHEMICALS are we imbibing from honey poisoned by these new bee VACCINES…are they going to get us all through our food (cows, chickens, pgs and of course OSTRICHES🤪
I learnt from a bee club that the preference for breeding quieter less aggressive bees has seen an uptick in veroa mite infestations. The bee keepers said the quiet bees were lazier at keeping the hives clean & the mites easily took a hold & the less populated but more aggressive bees were more fastidious at hive hygiene & keeping the hives clean so mites were not a problem. Terrain theory in action.
Thankyou for your meticulous research and your continued exposure of this far reaching fraud. These insane anti life maniacs can’t even leave the poor bees alone.
Great video Thank you very much Dr Sam.
Hi Sam,
Thanks for this great video!
Honey cake is traditionally served at Rosh Hashana and I look forward to it all year.
Here is the recipe that I use. It truly is majestic and moist. I found that it tastes better without the whiskey which is optional.
Let me know if you make it. You don’t have to wait for Rosh Hashana.
https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/majestic-and-moist-honey-cake/
Medovik / Medovic honey layered cake comes to mind – thanks. Recipe: https://natashaskitchen.com/8-layer-honey-cake-recipe-medovik/#_a5y_p=1451318
Apis mellifera is an invasive species brought from Europe and Africa. We, in America, have our own stingless native species (Meliponas). Those species produces a great variety of honeys and are specific adapted to our local flora. Apis is a thief that our local species has to handle…
For bee stings and wasp stings, homeopathy works great! I carry apis mellifica 30c or even 200c with me all summer and I have not suffered from cellulitis from wasp stings/bites ever since. Usually only need one or two doses. I used to end up going to rapid care and getting a couple of doses of steroids, but not for 10 years now. Another choice is ledum palustra.