Pollen is the substance that bees collect from the flowers of various plants and transport it to their hives, where they store it. During this transport, pollen is mixed with other substances produced by bees such as nectar and saliva. Pollen contains a wealth of nutrients and is the main source of food for bees and their offspring.
Bee pollen has an impressive nutritional composition. It contains over 250 biologically active substances, the main ones of which are proteins and amino acids, carbohydrates and sugars, lipids and free fatty acids, as well as vitamins and trace elements. The exact content of pollen in these nutrients varies depending on the characteristics of the flora from which it originated.