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Propolis

soft demand (-25.3% this quarter) — Propolis doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Market size 27Growth 12Conversion 81Competition 29Returns 100Price range 78Avg price 58Brand share 31Review moat 76Quality gap 38
This niche Category average

Is Propolis profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Propolis is a £111K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (101K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Propolis: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -25.3% over the last 90 days and 8.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£111K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-25.3%101K
Conversion rate8.5%
Avg price£12.97

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 36
Top-5 product click share68%
Open market14%
Avg brand age71 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews473

Top Propolis products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£11K£22K£33K£44K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Bee Health34%
  • Natural Answers21%
  • Naturalma19%
  • Raw Pot6%
  • ALPHA016%
  • Just Bee4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Propolis demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume101KCVR8.5%Products18Brands10Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate1.1%Rating4.5★Reviews473Avg BSR#44
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Propolis search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • propolis68K/yr
  • bee propolis20K/yr
  • propolis liquid8K/yr
  • propolis tincture5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Propolis

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

68% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

Honest & reliable company

Cough Relief10%

Cough has gone

Taste-Overall7%

Tastes good

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Does the job

Value For Money7%

Great value

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Taste-Overall17%

Tastes pretty grim

Value For Money9%

More effective products in the market at cheaper price than this

Allergies7%

Allergic reaction

Cough Relief5%

I used to get terrible tonsillitis

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Misleading name

Propolis return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

13%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Flammable
25%
2Natural Ingredients
25%
3Moist/Dry
25%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
13%
5Ingredients-Overall
13%

Common Propolis questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Propolis 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £111K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -25.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Propolis on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.