Abstract
Bee pollen is a natural honey bee product that is considered a valuable resource for nutrients and energy. It is a health-enhancing value because of its wide variety of primary and secondary plant metabolites and enzymes and co-enzymes. Therefore, bee pollen is especially appreciated by consumers and used as an alternative drug. It has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antianemic, anticarcinogenic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, and immuneenhancing effects. In this paper, bee pollen will be evaluated briefly in terms of chemical content, biological effects and toxicity
Highlights
Pollen is the microspores (2.5-250 μm in size) which are produced in the anthers of stamens of the seed plants (Spermatophyta) and which play a role in the growth of the plant
Bee pollen is a natural honey bee product that is considered a valuable resource for nutrients and energy
The resultant substance is anaerobic fermentation and is protected by lactic acid. This product is the main source of protein for bee colony and constitutes the main source of nutrient and mineral substances for royal jelly produced by worker bees
Summary
Pollen is the microspores (2.5-250 μm in size) which are produced in the anthers of stamens of the seed plants (Spermatophyta) and which play a role in the growth of the plant. Bee pollen defined as the “life-giving dust” since historical times. This pollen is a natural product of flower pollens with nectar, salivary substance of the Apis mellifera, and aglutination of the honey enzymes (amylase, catalase) and is used as food for all the developmental stages in the hive. The resultant substance is anaerobic fermentation and is protected by lactic acid This product is the main source of protein for bee colony and constitutes the main source of nutrient and mineral substances for royal jelly produced by worker bees. The amount and quality of pollen collected by honey bees affects reproduction and longevity, affecting colony efficiency. It is sometimes seen that bees collect pollen from many different plant species.
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