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Beebread
Traditional beekeeping cultures with
honeybees or stingless bees, usually appreciate the stored pollen,
i.e. beebread, Its characteristic sour taste together with
brood and honey is a delicacy consumed directly during harvesting.
The pollen stored by honeybees undergoes a lactic acid fermentation
and is thus preserved. This final storage product is called
beebread, these beebread combs may be sold directly but it is
possible to prepare the fermented pollen in a similar way. This
improves the nutritional value of pollen and avoids the need for
freezing.
Natural and homemade beebread will
keep for a considerable time and can easily be transported to the
market and served - even in small quantities - as an excellent
source of otherwise scarcely available nutrients. It can be sold
clean and by itself or immersed in honey to make it more attractive
in taste. Small pieces of comb can thus be sold or given away as
candy.
The nutritional value of beebread
is much higher in places where limited food variety or quantity
create nutrient imbalances. It is particularly children who might
benefit the most from regular pollen supplements in their diets.
See also:
Uses of Bee
Pollen for Pollution Monitoring
Bee Pollen Allergies-Hay
Fever
Beebread: Pollen Stored
by Honey Bees
Uses of Bee Pollen In
Cosmetics
Uses of Bee
Pollen In Crop Pollination
Bee Pollen Uses in Food
Bee Pollen Uses in
Medicine
The physiological effects of Bee Pollen |
