Why Bee Honey Pollen is Better than your Multivitamin
When you are looking at the back of a multivitamin package, what are you looking for? Vitamins? Minerals? Protein and calcium? Manufactured multivitamins are undoubtedly beneficial for our health, but if you are seeking a healthier and an even better absorbed supplement to meet your daily nutritional requirements, you may want to try bee honey pollen supplements.
Is there a difference between honey bees and bees?
Yes! There are approximately twenty-thousand known species of bees, only 7 of which are honey bees (with an estimated 44 subspecies of these bees). There is evidence that honey bees and bee honey pollen have existed for over 14 million years thanks to an unearthed bee specimen in Nevada.
What makes bee honey pollen so special is that in recent years, there has been a notable decline in the honey bee populations. Some believe that it is due to changes in agricultural practice, while others seem to believe that the decline has something to do with the recent climate changes. What ever the reason, honey bee pollen is growing in demand as the honey bees themselves disappear.
How do we get Bee Honey Pollen?
Honey bees gather nectar from flowering plants. As they travel from blossom to blossom they collect pollen in their “pollen basket”. From there, the pollen is carried back to the hive and is usually used as food.
When collecting bee honey pollen for human consumption, a specially created grate is placed in front of the honey comb or hive so that the bee pollen basket is “emptied” into a contraption which can then be collected by the bee keeper. Bee keepers tend to collect the pollen every couple of days.
How can I take a Bee Pollen Supplement?
There are a number of ways: As a pill, a powder, or you can have bee honey pollen infused directly into your honey! Having bee honey pollen on a daily basis will give you a full dietary compliment of:
Vitamins and minerals
Proteins
Phytochemical nutrients
How should I begin taking a Bee Pollen Supplement?
When you start your bee honey pollen supplement regime, it’s important that you start off slowly. This will allow you to observe your body for any poor side effects, such as an allergic reaction.
Introducing bee honey pollen to your system may best be done by starting with taking a few of the pollen granules per day. After a few days with no adverse side effects, increase the dosage slowly until you work up to a teaspoon of bee pollen a day. If you would like to start by taking bee honey pollen in the honey form, start off by taking half a teaspoon a day and gradually work up to a tablespoon or two of honey per day.
Is there anything I should know about before taking Bee Honey Pollen?
If you have had any sort of allergic reaction to bee stings/bee venom in the past, be particularly wary if you plan to start a bee honey pollen nutritional regime. Those who have asthma or who have suffered from anaphylactic shock should be especially careful if taking a bee pollen supplement. Be sure to discuss supplementing your diet with bee honey pollen before you begin so that you are aware of all of the potential side effects and how they may affect you.
