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Learn about Bee Pollen health benefits

New Zealand produces the world’s best bee pollen. For a decade now, bee pollen has become popular as a nutritional supplement, homeopathic remedy, and most importantly, a weight loss supplement in the nutraceutical market.

As demand for the product grows, some companies offer bee pollen as a nutritional supplement. With the increased use of bee pollen in markets in Asia, America and Europe comes the increase in popularity of New Zealand bee pollen.

First of all, New Zealand Bee pollen contains the right amount of ingredients that makes it more nutritious than bee pollen sourced from other places. The amount of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and enzymes contained in New Zealand bee pollen are higher than average. Bee hives in New Zealand are situated in places with the worlds richest flora and has among the richest nutrients in the soil.

It all starts with the bee

Bees collect flower pollen which contains the genetic code for the species of flowers. Bees carry some of the pollen to other flowers, allowing them to complete their germination process. While some pollen gets transferred to other flowers, the majority of the pollen is carried by the bees back to the hive.

In New Zealand, the bees choose from over 1,800 species of flowers to visit – one of the most bio diverse areas in the world. Some of these flowers have medicinal values in themselves, but the overall diversity of the flower species, makes the collection of the bees very nutritious. Now, the nutritional quality of bee pollen in this phase depends in the type of flower the bees visit. Some types of flowers (like flowers of the coconut) contain more amino acids in their pollen than others. Some, like grasses and fruit tree flowers contain more vitamins.