Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the DallasâFort WorthâArlington MSA. The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million.
The bees carry the propolis back to their hives and mix it with their salivary secretions and wax flakes. Propolis contains 55% resins and balsams, 30% beeswax, 10% etheric oils, and 5% pollen.
Raw honey is honey that has not been filtered or heated in any way. Unfortunately, most of the honey available today has been heavily processed. By this I mean it has had the wonderful compounds such as bee pollen, beeswax and propolis filtered out of it. Most will have been pasteurized or heated as well.