Bee pollen

Bee bread is called pollen, which is mixed by the Beehive during the storage in the honeycomb cells with the saliva of the bee processed and fermented by it. Through this fermentation of pollen is preserved. In addition, the pollen is locked in the cell with a non-visible to the human eye Propolisschicht to protect him from unpleasant bacteria and fungus.

The name Propolis is founded to serve on the circumstance as feed for workers, but also the breeding. Fresh pollen of the flowers does not last long, he starts to get moldy or ferment, if not quickly dried quickly. The embedded from the bee pollen, however, is more durable. In addition, pollen is very difficult to disrupt, to make the valuable ingredients available. This is done inter alia through the fermentation. In this process are of three microbes - Pseudomonas, Lactobacillus, and Saccharomyces - involved. Otherwise, an attempt is made by lactic acid fermentation bring about the digestion.