Pollen

Pollen

What is the value of pollen and what is its content?

Pollen is a rich source of protein for bees. It has enzymes. It contains about 250 different compounds and substances: proteins, fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins, etc.
How much pollen can be collected from the family for a day?

In good weather, from one family you can collect up to 0.2 kg of this valuable product. Pollen-catchers are
placed late at night or early in the morning so the first bees pass through them. Pollen is collected every day before dew.
Why I should quickly dry the pollen?
Pollen by moisture quickly deteriorates, has mold. Nutritional and medicinal qualities are lost. After 16 hours the pollen humidity increases from 20 to 24.6%, with a pH from 6,25 to 6,45, mold colonies – from 297 to 460.

At what temperature should I dry pollen?

Pollen is dried at 40-45°C (105 F). It is dried in a specially designed device. Pollen is sprinkled by a layer of 2 cm on a nylon mesh (capacity of room is 60 kg). An electric radiator blows the warm air that rises up and goes through the holes in the frame. As a result of the circulation of heated air they get dry pollen within 12 -24 hours. Dried pollen is not dusty.

How to prepare pollen and keep it up to spring and how to feed bees with it?

Pollen is collected from ripe plants (hazel, alder, corn, etc.) by shaking, it falls on a piece of paper or film. Pollen is dried in the open air, in the shade, sieved and poured into glass jars with a tighten lid. In modern beekeeping is widely used pollen-traps so they can get from a family up to 2.5 kg of pollen in areas with abundant polliniferous vegetation. Since the beginning of honey collection you should stop collection of pollen. Keep it in a cool, dry place, preferably in a mixture with honey (in equal parts). You can store and ambrosia. To do this, cells with bee bread are cut into strips along the row of cells. Mixture of ambrosia and honey is stored in a glass jar, Honey should be at least half of mixture. Give mixture to bees in spring, 200-250 g per day or every other day, putting it to empty cells.

How pollen affects the aging body?

Pollen is used as a stimulant at the phenomena of aging and age-related weakness. After four month consumption of the pollen the content of triglycerides in the blood serum is reduced more than 2 times, uric acid – 1.5. It regulates the functions of digestion, restores appetite, helps with severely depleted.

What is the value of pollen diet for a person?

Daily consumption of pollen improves health: tiredness and fatigue fade, peace of mind returns to a man, joy of life and the desire to work appear. The beneficial effects of pollen are based on the fact that the body gets rid of toxins. A daily dose of granular pollen brought by bees or stored in the cells is from 0.5 teaspoon to one tablespoon. Pollen is necessary to use with honey, fruit juices, vegetable juices.

Can I use the pollen and honey in the treatment of prostatitis? Can I use substitutes of pollen?
Pollen and honey cure this disease. It can be taken preventively also. There are a lot of recipes of artificial pollen, but none of them is effective. Pollen can only be replaced by ambrosia. Ambrosia and honey mixture (1:1) is taken by one dessert spoon 3-4 times a day after meals.

How much time can be stored dried pollen?

Dry pollen should be packed in plastic bags up to 25 kg and kept in a clean, dry area at temperatures from 0° to 14°C (32-57 F). Guaranteed period of storage of pollen from the bees is 1 year.

Is it possible to preserve pollen?

Yes, you can preserve it. To do this, lightly sprinkle it with water from a spray and in a few hours thoroughly mix 1 kg of honey with 1 kg of pollen. In the absence of honey you take the same amount of thick sugar syrup 1:2. Crystallized honey is pre-dissolved on a water bath. The mixture is placed in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shelf life is unlimited.

Is the pollen in the food industry?

Pollen is added to baked goods, cookies, baby foods, wafers, chocolates. It is in hermetically closed container and mixed with honey and powdered sugar.

Is it advisable to use the pollen in the treatment of gastro-intestinal diseases?

Pollen regulates bowel function if you have constipation or chronic diarrhea.