A hive can give about ten pounds [5 kg] of it in one year. Propolis is a substance that bees use to insulate their hive and to encase any intruder that is too large to remove.
कुछ लोग इसे कई शारीरिक बीमारियों की उत्तम प्राकृतिक औषधि भी मानते हैं ।