Making propolis part of your autumn can start with a capsule or tablet with your coffee, or even with lozenge on the days your not feeling your best. There are multiple ways to use propolis in your routine and alongside the supplements you already take.

Below, we’ve prepared a routine you can use. Feel free to pick out the bits that match your lifestyle and ignore the ones that don’t.

Start with breakfast

Pick the moment you’re least likely to skip. That’s usually the first coffee or the first meal of the day.

Our propolis capsules are 1,000mg, one a day, and come in pots of 90 or 365. The 365 pot is a year in one go, which removes the reordering question entirely.

If you’d rather have a tablet than a capsule, the 1,000mg tablets come in the same quantities with the same once-a-day dose.

Combine it with what you already take in October

If you’ve already added vitamin C and zinc for the colder months, our propolis with vitamin C and zinc tablets cover all three in one.

Vitamin C is worth adding to your routine if you haven’t done so. It contributes to normal immune function and to reducing tiredness and fatigue, and zinc contributes to normal immune function and the maintenance of normal skin, hair, and nails.

Keep a throat spray in your bag

Propolis throat spray is useful when you’re out and about. You can spray it into your mouth and also combine it with a lozenge.

Stir the liquid into something you’re already making

If swallowing tablets isn’t for you, propolis liquid is a great alternative that can be added into drinks. Our propolis winter mixture is the other liquid option, and it’s one customers come back for from October onwards.

Use the cream where autumn shows first

Hands take the brunt of it. Cold air outside, dry heat indoors, and more hand-washing than in summer.

Our propolis cream is suitable for most skin types and comes in 30ml and 60ml tubs, both of which are portable enough for your bag. The smaller one will also fit into your trouser pocket.

Think about your gut as the sweets arrive

Halloween, bonfire night, and the run into Christmas are going to throw a ton of sugar into your diet, not to mention other treats.

Our propolis gut combo capsules put propolis together with bacteria, including Lactobacillus acidophilus. Probiotics have no authorised health claims, but they’re a common part of a gut health routine.

Give it a fair run

Some propolis products take time to show their effects -- we’re talking about capsules, tablets, and liquids. Creams work on contact, so you’ll know sooner whether you like one.

Any capsule or tablet deserves three months at least. A 90-count pot is a sensible first commitment.

Before you start

Propolis isn’t suitable for you if you have a bee allergy. Also, if you’re pregnant, speak to a healthcare professional first.

It isn’t known to interact with other supplements, though if you’re on medication, check with your GP or pharmacist.

And keep your expectations honest. Research into propolis is ongoing, and it isn’t a medicine. It sits alongside your diet, your sleep, and getting outside, rather than replacing any of them.

Is propolis right for you?

Only a few bees in each colony collect the resin that propolis starts as. Back in the hive, it’s combined with beeswax, saliva, and pollen, then put to work as a sealant, narrowing entrances and encasing intruders the colony can’t remove.

Taking propolis as a supplement doesn’t mean taking the raw product. The propolis is processed to remove impurities. Bee Health Propolis guarantees that most of the bioflavonoids in the original product are preserved, with no synthetic additives.

People take propolis to support their routine. You can too. Adding it to your schedule is the only way to find out whether it suits you.

Your October checklist

Capsules or tablets go with breakfast, or the combination tablet if vitamin C and zinc are already in your routine.

Keep a throat spray in your bag, put the cream by the sink, and stir the liquid into your morning drink if tablets aren’t for you. The gut combo capsules are worth a look as the sweets arrive. Browse our full propolis range and pick the one that fits your day.