Because bees use pollen to make honey, some people believe that by eating raw (minimally processed) local honey, they are exposing themselves to trace doses of pollen from nearby plants ...

With honey bees dying by the millions, scientists are stepping in with fake pollen to boost colony numbers and health.

If spring means rapid-fire sneezes and anger-inducing eye itchiness, there's a decent chance you've heard that consuming raw ...

created more than 140,000 metric tons of honey in 1997. While foraging for nectar and pollen, bees inadvertently transfer pollen from the male to the female components of flowers. Each year ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source that can sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.

Healthier honey bees could help increase crop yields by improving pollination efficiency. Scientists have developed a new ...

New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings new hope for survival. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 9, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250415211244.htm ...

Moreover, not all pollen is the same. “Honey is made by honey bees, which collect a very different type of pollen than what causes allergy symptoms,” says Stukus. The pollen that bees collect ...

“The idea is that a small amount of pollen carried by bees makes its way into the honey and that regular ingestion of the pollen leads to desensitization,” according to Overholt. Unfortunately ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research ...