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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2008 14:32:03 GMT -7
Hi, I am new to the bee world... I have been intrigued with the amazing properties of bee pollen and have recently started taking it orally. I would love to learn how it is gathered and how it ends up in the store. I would love to find it in the most pure state. Is organic that important when it comes to bee pollen. Anyway I found myself here so thought it was a great place to start.
Thank so much
Jill
PS are there any bee hive keepers in Bend Or?
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Post by Thom on Oct 31, 2008 7:49:55 GMT -7
There is a beekeeping branch in Bend. Pollen is collected in what is called a trap. What the trap does is scrapes the pollen off the legs of the bees when they enter their hive. Few beekeepers collect pollen. Pollen is the bees protein source and most beekeepers want their bees to have all the pollen they can bring into the hive.
Organic is hard to come by since a two mile circle around each colony would need to be inside an organic range.
There are a lot of people that question the viability of pollen after it is off the plant for more than a day.
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Post by oldenglish on Nov 1, 2008 12:55:43 GMT -7
About two months ago we had someone who sells pollen at a market stand stop by and give us her thoughts on pollen, collecting pollen can get very detailed, from when to collect and how to collect, different types of traps etc. They only collect from strong hives and for a relatively short period of time. She had a whole range of stories from folks who have had good results from taking pollen daily, I am sure many would be sceptical but the way I see it is if the person feels it helps them then it probably does and if they are only imagining it, no harm done. I was considering repeating some of her stories here but decided I dont want to get into a long debate over the validity of each. Around here we get pollen in two forms, frozen and dried. Frozen when eaten has a slightly sweet after taste and dried a slightly bitter, most folks sprinkle the dried on breakfast cereal. Personally I will not use the capsule form as all the benefits have probably been processed out. I always have a bag in the freezer, I feel it gives me an energy boost when I need it. I cannot suggest where to buy it, local would be better as it will contain pollen from your area and that will help with allergy symptoms, plus in talking to a local seller you know it is fresh etc. Here is a good link on the properties of pollen. www.pureroyaljelly.com/pollen.html |
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Post by Thom on Nov 2, 2008 6:57:55 GMT -7
Oldenglish, I agree, a large room for debate. I have people tell me that my honey cured them of their allergies all the time, but until a double blind study is done proving that, all I will say is that it tastes good on corn bread.
There are all these claims about the benefits of royal jelly, none of which have ever been studied or proven. The one amino acid in royal jelly that could be beneficial to humans is neutralized as soon as it comes in contacts with our bodies.
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Post by beehivequeen on Nov 2, 2008 17:38:27 GMT -7
Hi Jill- There was a guy at Redmond and Sisters Farmer's markets this summer who always had pollen for around $5/bag and he told me he always harvests it (via pollen traps). His contact number is: 503-646-5138.
There is a nice monthly meeting of central Oregon beekeepers that you might want to check out. The meetings are generally in Bend around the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Good luck on your informational quest!
Wendy
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