Bee Pollen

Boost your vitality and overall health with bee pollen - the so-called "fountain of youth", a rich natural multivitamin. After fermentation in honey, you get a superfood full of vitamins, minerals, beneficial phytonutrients and enzymes.

By regularly consuming bee pollen you will boost your vitality and energy. Bee pollen also contributes to normal fertility and thinking. Due to its high micronutrient content, it benefits the normal function of the immune system.

Bee pollen is a rich gift of nature, sometimes referred to as the "fountain of youth." Bee pollen is said to be one of the most complex foods. Thanks to the richness and diversity of many wildflowers, our bee pollen is high quality, tasty and pure. It has been harvested in the most environmentally friendly way from unpolluted natural areas.

It is not for nothing that bee pollen is favoured by those who need to nourish their bodies or support beauty or hormonal health. This includes, for example, athletes or menopausal women.

It is particularly suitable to take:

• as a great source of nutrients
• for exhaustion
• also suitable for stressful times
• for maintaining normal prostate function
• to improve fertility

Which benefITS does IT contain?

Bee pollen contains more than 5000 enzymes and thousands of phytonutrients such as co-enzymes, bioflavonoids, phytosterols and carotenoids.

Due to its content of B vitamins

• Contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system (B1, B2, B3, B6)
• Contributes to skin and mucous membrane health (B2, B3)
• contributes to the maintenance of normal vision (B2)
• contributes to the maintenance of a healthy energy metabolism (B1, B2, B3, B6)
• contributes to the reduction of fatigue and exhaustion (B2, B3, B6, B9)
• contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism (B9)
• contributes to normal blood formation (B9)

Due to its vitamin C and iron content

• Contributes to the normal function of the immune system (also thanks to vitamin B6)
• Contributes to normal collagen formation

Thanks to its vitamin E and C content

• has antioxidant effects, contributes to the protection of cells against oxidative stress

Thanks to its zinc content

• contributes to the maintenance of normal hair, nails and skin
• contributes to normal fertility and reproduction
• helps maintain healthy testosterone levels in the blood

Thanks to its calcium and magnesium content

• contributes to the maintenance of normal bones, teeth and muscle function
  
  
  

Where does it come from?

Our pollen comes from a small family bee farm in Buda, central Slovakia. The site is located in a picturesque landscape on the banks of the Hron River, near the protected landscape area. Our pollen therefore comes from a clean, unpolluted environment. It is collected and processed in a gentle way using handmade tools with respect for the bees.

Beekeeping has accompanied our suppliers for more than a century. The love of the craft has been handed down from father to son in the fourth generation.

How is IT obtained?

Bees collect pollen grains from flowers on their travels. In one trip from the hive, they can visit more than 1,000 flowers! The golden pollen grains are microscopic in size, but the bees collect millions of them, then moisten them with honey and compress them into small balls.

The newest and highest quality technologies available are used to collect this pollen, with the intention of affecting the bees' lives as little as possible and preserving all the nutritional value and beneficial effects. The collection is carried out using grids placed at the entrance to the hive, through which the bee must pass, leaving 10 to 50 % of the pollen. However, never more than 30 % of the pollen is taken from the bees in this way, otherwise they would become weak.

This bee pollen is first frozen, then carefully dried at a temperature similar to that of a beehive, i.e. below 38 °C, and then cleaned. The pollen is dried slowly to stop the natural fermentation and deterioration of the pollen and to achieve the highest quality, purity and delicious rich taste of the pollen. By sensitive processing and careful storage, the pollen retains the nutritional richness that over-dried hard pollen loses.

Bee pollen and fermentation

The bee pollen we offer here was collected before it was placed in the hive by the bees. Professionally, it is called royal pollen. We recommend fermenting it before consumption.

Fermentation is an enzymatic process that occurs naturally through the action of the pollen grains deposited in the hive. It significantly increases the digestibility of all nutrients.

However, there are several ways to ferment bee pollen:

If we want to ferment in a similar way to the hive, we need to use a hermetically sealed container with sufficient volume. After filling, 20 to 25 % of free space must be left above the pollen, which must be filled with honey and the container closed. The initial temperature should be kept between 28 and 32 °C (this is important to ensure that the process starts quickly and bacterial growth stops), after which it can be reduced to 20 °C.

Another way is to ferment less laboriously in honey. The following procedure has proved successful. Soak the pollen grains in water, but not too much so that the grains do not float in the water. Then add the wet pollen to the honey in a ratio of 1:4 and leave for 14 days. Store in a sealed jar in a dark place. Stir every 3 days during fermentation. The addition of water is important because otherwise the pollen grains will only preserve the honey, but the fermentation will not take place.

Pollen grains that are already fermented naturally in the hive are called honeycomb pollen. If you don't want to ferment it yourself at home, you can try naturally fermented pollen, which you can find here under the name Bee Pollen Fermented.

How to consume pollen

It can be used in cocktails or other drinks, in a variety of dishes, or you can just eat it by the spoonful as a snack. We recommend fermenting the pollen before consumption (see above) - this will increase its absorbability.

Product information

Ingredients: 100% bee pollen (unfermented)

Weight: 125 g

* Reference intake value

** Naturally occurring sodium

Warning: Some people may experience minor stomach and intestinal irritation and a laxative effect when taking bee pollen. Due to the richness of the nutrients, there is also the possibility of an allergic reaction to bee pollen (approximately 0.5 percent of all people). We therefore recommend an allergy test before use, by applying a small amount of bee pollen with honey to the wrist in the area where the pulse is felt. If a red spot appears after 3-5 hours, then you are most likely allergic to bee products and should not take bee pollen.

Contraindications. Bee pollen should not be taken by people with weakened kidneys and cancer (biologically active substances may promote tumor growth). It is also not suitable for people with pollen allergies.

Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dark and dry place. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. It is not a substitute for a varied diet. Not intended for children under 3 years of age, pregnant and lactating women.