A gift from the bees

What am I?
Bee pollen is the pollen gathered by bees from the stamens of flowers. It is collected from the hive as small pellets, which contain all the known nutrients necessary for human survival. It is an excellent vegetarian source of protein and one of the few vegetable sources that contains the complete B-complex, including vitamin B12. Bee Pollen is considered to be one of the most nutritious foods available.

What’s in me?
• Approximately 45% vegetable protein.
• Bee Pollen contains around 18 vitamins, 25 minerals, over 20 amino acids.
• It is extremely rich in B vitamins, vitamins C, D, E, Lecithin, cysteine and carotenes, which are metabolic precursors of vitamin A.

What can I be used for?

• B Vitamins aid the body to produce energy from food, as Bee pollen has a complete range of complex B vitamins it can Increase energy levels.
• In much the same way we use vaccinations to build immunity, taking small quantities of Bee pollen and gradually increasing the dose, may increase ones immunity to hay fever and other wind borne allergens.

How much of me should you take?
• As a general health supplement take anything up to 1 tablespoon a day.
• For hay fever sufferers, start with two or three grains per day and gradually begin upping the dose until you are taking between 1 - 3 teaspoons full per day. Bee pollen is rich in B vitamins which are often found to be lacking in allergy sufferers. Starting with low dosages of pollen lessens the likelihood of an allergic reaction.