What Is Bee Pollen?

The Secrets of Bee Pollen Uncovered

Before you find yourself tempted to swat at that bee that has been buzzing around you this afternoon, stop and think about what that bee actually does for us.  That apple, those flowers, and even that chocolate bar you enjoyed for dessert are all thanks to bee pollen and pollination.

But that’s not all.  Not only is bee pollen the reason for so many fruits, vegetables and plantation we have outdoors, but the more we learn about bee pollen the more scientists recognize how beneficial bee pollen can be for our health.

What is in Bee Pollen?

Did you know that bee pollen actually has more than 96 nutrients in it?  Did you know that every single nutrient that is needed for us to live is contained within this finite dust?  Here’s a short list of the nutrients that can be found in bee pollen:

22 amino acids

B-Complex vitamins

Vitamin C

Folic acid

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Enzymes

Carotene

Iron

Zinc

Calcium

Copper

Potassium

Magnesium

How can Bee Pollen Benefit Me?

Thanks to the numerous vitamins and minerals that bee pollen has to offer, taking approximately 35 grams of bee pollen every day can guarantee that your every nutritional need is being met.  When every nutritional need is being met, you are then able to enjoy the health benefits that come along with a healthier life style, such as:

Increased immunity.  Vitamins B, C, D, and E, as well as beta-carotene, calcium, selenium, proteins, magnesium, lecithin, cysteine and nucleic acids can all be found in bee pollen.  These have been proven to strengthen one’s immune system.

Become allergy-free!  Though pollen may be the cause for many of your sniffles and your red, itchy eyes, bee pollen can actually help you build up a resistance to allergens and prevent allergic reactions (such as hay fever).

Get Energized!  Many doctors and nutritionists believe that the long term use of bee pollen will also leave you with increased energy and improved endurance.

Reduce Stress.  Receiving the required amount of amino acids, fatty acids and vitamins help regulate your mood, thereby helping you cope and manage stress.  Plus, if you are feeling less fatigued and discover you have more energy, the exercise you’ll be able to take on will help you decompress and relax! 

Are there Any Side Effects I Should Know About?

If you are planning on taking bee pollen or any sort of bee pollen supplement, do be aware of any potential side effects, such as:

Coughing

Wheezing

Flushed Skin

Hives

Itchy/”Scratchy” throat

Anaphylactic shock

If you do have any history of pollen allergies, asthma, or bee sting allergies it is important to discuss the potential side effects with your health care practitioner.  Anaphylactic shock (which includes breathing problems, convulsions, and loss of consciousness) may also be a side effect.

When you do plan on taking a bee pollen supplement, do be sure to start with small doses so you can monitor your body’s reaction.  Should you notice no side effects, slowly increase the dose of bee pollen until you can be sure you do not have an allergy.

Why Natural Bee Pollen is Better for Your Health

You have heard about how great bee pollen supplements are for you.  You’ve heard about how bee pollen contains all of the essential nutrients required to sustain human life.  But all because natural bee pollen may start off as having up to 97 essential nutrients packed within its fine dust doesn’t mean that the bee pollen you buy in the store necessarily offers the same amount of  benefits for your health.

It is important to recognize that not all bee pollen supplements are created equal.  Many bee pollen supplements undergo several treatments: processing, coloring, dyeing, added preservatives, heating, freezing, grinding crushing… each one of these treatments only further kills off the nutrients that are naturally contained within a natural bee pollen. Because of this, it is essential that you do seek out a natural bee pollen that has been left in its most natural state: a bee pollen granule.

Sure, you will find bee pollen tablets and pills and powders and liquids and several other commercial products that claim to have bee pollen in them.  But read the back of the package: Do you see any dyes?  Coloring?  What sort of manufacturing or processing has that so-called natural bee pollen been through?  If the bee pollen is not in a granule form and is on a store shelf, you know there must be preservatives in there.  Seek out bagged and bottled natural bee pollen granules that offer a diversity of color.

There are two sources that I find offer easily accessible and good quality natural bee pollen:  a bee keeper, or an online bee pollen or natural health store.  Bee keepers are wonderful as you can actually inspect the natural bee pollen right then and there and see the area the bee pollen is coming from (if you are trying to buy bee pollen that may be organic, this is a great route to take).  The drawback to a bee keeper is that the different types of flowers that a bee has collected pollen from may be lessened.  This means that the pollen you are buying may not have as many nutrients in it.

TIP:  To find a local bee keeper, check out bee keepers in your area through an Internet search or visit your Chamber of Commerce.

Buying natural bee pollen online allows you to easily compare prices, quantities and review the company to check out the quality of the natural bee pollen they are selling.  The drawback of course is that you cannot actually physically inspect what you are buying before purchasing.  Again, be sure to perform an Internet search on the company and seek out any reviews or customer complaints.  Many online natural bee pollen companies also have a customer service line you can call with any queries or concerns you may have before buying their product.

It is important to recognize that buying natural bee pollen means that it has a much shorter storage life, so buy natural bee pollen in small yet frequent quantities to ensure that you always have a fresh supply at hand.

Why Choose YS Bee Pollen Products?

After deciding that I wanted to switch from my daily multivitamin to a bee pollen supplement, I wanted to find a company I knew I could trust.  I wanted to know that the bee pollen supplements I were buying would be of the best quality and completely organic.  That’s when I decided on YS bee pollen supplements.

Reason #1: The History

YS bee pollen supplements are backed by 4 generations of bee keeping experience.  The commitment that these four generations of bee keepers put into a product they trusted and knew was beneficial for all became the company YS Organic Bee Farms, which officially launched in 1995.  The fact that their products offered Certified Organic Honey that was USDA and NOP approved helped convince me that this company was one to be trusted.

I knew that good quality bee pollen should come from several different sources and areas so as to obtain the most nutrients.  YS bee pollen comes from a number of beekeeping farms located in a number of areas, including:  Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Minnesota, Montana and North Dakota.

Not only can I find quality YS bee pollen products lined on many of the shelves of stores I frequently buy other products at (such as GNC and Whole Foods Markets) but they have also dedicated themselves to holding several “Organic Fairs” that have helped educate and teach people about the benefits of bee pollen dietary supplements.  

Reason #2: The Products

YS Bee Pollen products are not only organic, but they offer a wide range of quality supplements such as:

100% Certified Organic Honey (Raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized and unheated)

Several fresh royal jelly products (such as 100% pure and fresh royal jelly, royal jelly in honey, royal jelly and bee pollen in honey, and fresh royal jelly with bee pollen, propolis and ginseng in honey)

Fresh bee pollen products (such as fresh raw bee pollen granules, low moisture whole granule bee pollen, and bee pollen chewables with vitamin C)

Fresh propolis (in powder form, honey, as a spray, in capsules, and tinctures)

Honey (both raw and certified organic raw honey)

Where do I find YS Bee Pollen Products?

YS bee pollen products are not sold online, but YS bee pollen products and supplements are available in many stores in several different regions.  

NOTE:  You can contact the YS Organic Bee Farms to obtain information packages on their products and to familiarize yourself with their company.  

Last but not least, if you have any concerns about taking a YS bee pollen supplement, be sure to discuss it with your physician to see if this type of nutritional supplement is right for you.

How to Choose a Bee Pollen Supplement

Looking to improve your health?  Not sure which of the several multivitamins that line the store shelves may be suitable for you?  Stop right there and try a bee pollen supplement.  A bee pollen supplement not only contains 95 important nutrients, but it also contains all of the vitamins and minerals that we need to live a healthy life. Consider, too, that a bee pollen supplement is a natural and homeopathic way to obtain every nutrient you need in a day!

How can I Take a Bee Pollen Supplement?

A bee pollen supplement comes in several different forms.  You can find a bee pollen supplement as:

A capsule

A tablet

In granules

As a liquid

As a powder

You can even find bee pollen in many of today’s marketed facial lotions and hand creams!

The most favorable way to take a bee pollen supplement is in the form of a granule.  Granules are the least processed and most natural form of bee pollen.  It is recommended that prior to taking this supplement; you allow the granules to soak in water or orange juice for 10 to 12 hours.  This soak will allow a bee pollen supplement to be better absorbed through your digestive tract, which in turn allows you to benefit from the most nutrients bee pollen has to offer.

What Nutrients are in a Bee Pollen Supplement?

You will be amazed by the amount of nutrients that you will find in bee pollen.  Here they are below:

Vitamins:  Vitamin A, B-1 Thiamin, Vitamin B-2 riboflavin, Vitamin-3 niacin, Vitamin B-5, Vitamin B-6 pyridoxine, Vitamin B-12, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin H, Vitamin K, Vitamin PP, Folic Acid, Rutin, Inositol, Choline.

Minerals:  Calcium, Copper, Chlorine, Boron, Iron, Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Silica, Sodium, Sulfur, Titanium zinc.

Other nutrients:  Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Co-Enzymes, Enzymes, Fatty Acids, Fats.

In total, a bee pollen supplement has 18 vitamins, 25 minerals, 22 amino acids, 11 enzymes & co-enzymes, 14 fatty acids, 11 carbohydrates, 59 trace elements and is rich in protein and carotenes.  As a matter of fact, a bee pollen supplement can contain up to 50% more protein than beef!

Is there anything I should Know Before I take a Bee Pollen Supplement?

Though adverse reactions to this supplement are few and far between, before deciding to take a bee pollen supplement, it is important to recognize that if you have an allergy or any sort of sensitivity to bee venom that you may experience an allergic reaction.

If you have any history of anaphylactic shock, do not take a bee pollen supplement as this can increase the risk of convulsions and the loss of consciousness associated with anaphylactic shock.

A bee pollen supplement can also cause stomach pains, an itchy throat, diarrhea, headaches, fatigue and asthma attacks.

Lastly, if you do have any history of allergies to pollen or asthma, be sure to discuss taking a bee pollen supplement with your physician.

Why a Bee Pollen Vitamin is Right for You

As those around me go on about their over-marketed mass produced multivitamin that they take every morning, I continue to take my bee pollen vitamin.  Though it may sound odd and a bit off the wall to be taking a bee pollen vitamin to ensure that my nutritional needs are met, the fact of the matter is that bee pollen is a natural source of each and every nutrient that we human beings need to survive.  Proteins, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals can all be found packed into these tiny pollen granules that come from the plants and flowers that bees pollinate.  

The History of the Bee Pollen Vitamin

If you think that taking a bee pollen vitamin for your nutritional needs is some new fad, think again.  Bee pollen has been used by the Chinese for thousands of years as an herbal medicine.  They recognized long ago that the nutrients found in a bee pollen vitamin help build up one’s immune system and that it keeps us healthy.

As the bee pollen vitamin becomes more widely recognized by Western physicians and health practitioners, scientists have set about trying to create a synthetic version of bee pollen – only to have no success.  The synthetic pollen that was created for testing was fed to worker bees, resulting in those bees dying within a week’s time.  No science thus far has been able to replicate and produce what can literally be viewed as a “dust” which contains 97 nutrients, all of which we need and benefit from.

What Is Bee Pollen?

Pollen is a dusty substance that can be found in flowering plants.  As bees move from flower to flower to gather nectar, this fine dust (pollen) collects on their legs.  The pollen is collected for human consumption by bee keepers who set up a specialized grate in front of the honeycomb or hive.  As the bees enter the hive, the pollen is then brushed off of their legs and is gathered to be made into a bee pollen vitamin.

What Benefits will I Get from Taking a Bee Pollen Vitamin?

Apart from optimizing your health, you will enjoy other benefits from taking a bee pollen vitamin, such as:

Reduce and alleviate migraine headaches

Heal and relieve several prostrate-related problems

Increase both male and female fertility

Lower cholesterol

Increase energy

Lower and alleviate both fatigue and depression

Control your weight

Build up a resistance to other airborne pollen-related allergies

Restore your sex drive

Ease menstrual cramps

Speed up the healing of wounds

Get your digestive tract back on track

All of these benefits from a natural food supply.  A bee pollen vitamin has been recognized for years as an optimal food source for men and women.  Be sure to speak with your dietician, nutritionist, physician and/or health care practitioner more about taking a bee pollen vitamin and how it can benefit you and your health.  You will be thrilled with the results!

Bee Pollen Royal Jelly

Why Choose Bee Pollen Royal Jelly?

After surveying a group of ten people who were interested in bee pollen and supplementing their health with it, 9 of the 10 had no real idea what “royal jelly” was. Is it a moisturizer of some sort?  A brand name of bee pollen supplement?

Bee pollen royal jelly is a complex well-formulated substance that is used by young nurse bees as larva food.  This bee pollen royal jelly is secreted from the glands on the tops of the young nurse bee’s heads, and is then given to the young larvae for up to 3 days (the queen larvae, however, are given this nutrient-rich source for their entire life).  During the 3 days that the larvae are eating bee pollen royal jelly they grow 250 times their birth weight and quickly reach their full development.

The queen bee, however, grows 500 times in weight as she is fed the bee pollen royal jelly her entire life.  Other than also doubling the size of the average worker bee, the queen bee can live up to 6 years whereas the regular worker bee only lives a maximum of 40 days.  That’s quite the difference in a lifespan!

As scientists began discovering how beneficial bee pollen royal jelly was for bees, they began to look into how it can benefit humans.  It has been discovered that bee pollen royal jelly contains vast amounts of:

Vitamins

Proteins

Lipids

Hormones

Glucides

Enzymes & co-enzymes

Minerals

Biocatalysts

Royal jelly, in comparison to regular dry bee pollen, has 17 times as much pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5).  This water soluble vitamin is important for human growth, reproduction/fertility, and several other bodily processes related to our physiological functions.  Some people even use vitamin B5 for the treatment of their acne.  This is because of the healing and rejuvenating properties that are contained within bee pollen royal jelly.

Some other notable uses for bee pollen royal jelly include:

Fatigue

Anxiety

Asthenia

Anorexia

Insomnia

Bronchial asthma

Hepatitis

Pancreatitis

Arthritis

Gout

Artherosclerosis

Kidney diseases

Ovarian problem

Stomach ulcers

Anti-aging properties

Regenerating and stimulating one’s nervous system

Skin disorders

Healing of fractured bones

Promotion of fertility and sex drive

You can find bee pollen royal jelly in a couple of different forms.  It is typically sold in either a liquid or capsule form.  The liquid form has a honey base to it, and you can either take it directly or mix it into either a beverage (such as your favorite tea), in a meal replacement shake or a smoothie of any sort.  The most important thing to bear in mind when buying bee pollen royal jelly is that it is coming from a reputable source.  This will help ensure that it is pure and of the highest quality.  Reputable companies also tend not to use any sort of preservatives, chemicals, or additives so that it doesn’t detract from the health benefits of the bee pollen royal jelly.

NOTE:  Before beginning your royal jelly health regime, speak to your physician about any possible side effects such as allergies or asthma.

Bee Honey Pollen

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.