Inside the beehive, honeybees pack the pollen that they've harvested from flowers into cells. They add a small amount of honey, which contains enzymes from their saliva. The natural yeasts in the pollen and the enzymes in the honey cause the pollen to ferment, which helps the pollen become easier to digest and the nutrients more bioavailable.
The honeybees know how to use fermentation for their health!! How cool is that?
Once the pollen has transformed into Bee Bread, the honeybees feed it to their developing young, or brood. The brood grow very quickly and need to consume a large amount of protein, so this fermented bee pollen or Bee Bread is their primary diet.
Bee Bread for Human Consumption
There's some great research showing that fermented bee pollen also has excellent healing benefits for human health. According to this pubmed article (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8868279/) bee bread is filled with bioactive compounds and has antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, and antitumoral activities.
Try our Pollen Honey Tonic to get the benefits of Bee Bread!
Our Pollen Honey Tonic contains our house-made bee bread. We've used the wisdom of the honeybees to ferment our incredible locally sourced bee pollen, by blending it with a bit of honey. This fermented pollen is kept in a warm place for a period of time, and used in our unique formula.
Try adding our Pollen Honey Tonic to your routine by consuming a spoonful daily.
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