This theory remains unproven. Bee pollen consists of the powdery substance that plants make to reproduce. Bees collect this on their legs and bodies and take it back to their hive as a food source.

But, collecting it may adversely affect the health of the bees and even destroy the colony. Bee pollen is a natural mixture of bee secretions, honey, enzymes, wax, and flower pollen. It provides ...

Pollen and nectar are floral rewards that bring bees to flowers and hold their attention. Bees collect pollen and nectar as food for themselves and their immature brood, their blind, grublike ...

Native bees are some of the most effective pollinators because of their specialized hairs for collecting pollen and their wide-ranging foraging behavior. Native bee biodiversity is essential to ...

These social bees collect pollen and nectar from flowers, fruits, and vegetables, and build and protect their hives. Female honey bees serve as worker bees and queen bees, while male honey bees ...

and Salt Lake City because the bees are collecting pollen and nectar from different kinds of local flowers in each location. “Honey is just flower juice,” said Noah Wilson-Rich, founder of ...

Honeybees rely on plant pollen as a protein-packed food source. And some are even willing to steal from other bees to get it. Pollen stealing has been seen before, in the United States. But now ...

Western Australia has the world's largest collection ... has used high pollen clovers and legumes in farm pastures to provide bees with an alternative food source to native flowers.