How Bee Pollen is Harvested #370

http://www.therenegadehealthshow.com - Yesterday at the Walnut Creek Farmer's Market, we talked to Steve Gentry of Steve's Bees...

He explained in detail how pollen is taken from the hive, how colony collapse is effecting his bees, and more.

I've been experimenting with bee pollen and I find it to be energizing and beneficial. It's a great source of B-complex vitamins. It also contains protein.

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[histerics3]

I used to think that, and while I don't think I will never eat meat, myself. I think about bison and how integral they are to the prairie biome, I am convinced that if those that aren't yet at a mental/physical place where they can give up meat switched to free range bison, we would solve a lot of environmental and health issues.

[histerics3]

Not vegan but sustainable if local and also health promoting for many people. I think veganism is very helpful for understanding humans as part of our ecosystem rather than separate from it, but I think strictly adhering to dogma based on Donald Watson's definition can sometimes limit us.

[buglemouth]

Awesome video! Great info from the beekeeper. Thanks for making the video!

[u7name]

@makealilmoney Vegans don't use honey by definition. There are no vitamins in honey that can't be found in vegan sources. If you think otherwise, please name one or more of these honey-only vitamins.

[kaboosa1]

I LOVE BEES!!!!!! I just had tea with honey and I am also enjoying a side of bee pollen.

[kingrotty]

@histerics3 Yes thank you soo much!! Its nice to see someone who doesnt eat meat saying this. I eat bison and free range bio dynamic organic animals in my diet. And I really was happy when I saw your comment because I think allot of vegans/vegatarians, instead of fighting factory farming which is the real enemy, just attack anything meat related.. I think its wise we all work together at this point, and choose are battles carefully.

[HankMeyer]

I do use bee pollen! My favorite smoothie is called "Blueberry Bee," and I got the recipe from a local raw foods restaurant that no longer makes this smoothie. I don't have exact measurements, but I would say that in order from largest portion to smallest, the ingredients are:

-Frozen blueberries

-Almond Milk

-Banana

-Pure, Raw Honey

-Bee Pollen

Really spectacular treat, and probably pretty nutritious.

[goddessclaudia]

Thank you for the information.

[ExarKenneth71]

I'm a beekeeper to the question of organic honey a bee will fly three miles from the hive to find nectar so as said earlier it's almost impossible to get 100%organic honey even here in Western North Carolina where there's no commercial farms people do grow gardens and to my dismay spray them with chemicals.To u7name the honeybee puts all the honey that the hive needs in the brood chamber the beekeeper doesn't touch this what we harvest is the excess that a hive will naturally produce.

[u7name]

@guitarobsessed85 Bees use all of their honey. "Bees produce honey as a store of food to keep the colony alive through winter and periods when they can't fly." (Please search this quote for the full article at Telegraph.co.uk.) There is no need to steal honey from bees. Go vegan!

[u7name]

@makealilmoney You are at once ill informed and rude. First, vegans don't eat honey; only non-vegans eat honey. Second, there are no vitamins in honey that vegans can't get from vegan sources. There is no need to steal honey from bees. Go vegan!