I am curious to the source of the pollen. Is it considered "free range", or are the bees confined to only farming areas?
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As per company:The source of pollen is from a Bee farm in Wisconsin that are free range. They aren't confined in the boxes.
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Bees leave the hive and can fly 3 miles away to gather pollen and return to their hive.
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Yes! I live in a wooded area so I take the cork out, dump the dead bees in the woods and then just rinse the trap out. (You could probably dump it in a toilet.) I'm amazed at how quickly it fills up with bees again!
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I don't see how Honey bees could be affected. The Nemotodes only attack the borers inside the tree.
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Hi Leighann,The company is based in Baltimore, Maryland. However, the bee farms are actually all located in upstate New York. -Adriel LubarskyNaturalSweetiewww.NaturalSweetie.biz
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This was purchased as a gift for someone so I cannot provide personal experience. I can say that the reason I purchased it is because RAW honey produced in the area where someone lives contains minute pollen from the area so it can help desensitize people with allergies.
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I dont know I used it in spring and fed it dry and my bees loved it. You might want to look on you tube or email Mann lake. But bees do like it alot.
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Don't really know. We have in an area for dust and pollen but it is a very dry area.
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Hey ggoose: The answer is: yes-ish. I spoke to two different people at Bob's and got the same answer, so I'm inclined to trust them. They said that the corn comes from single source farms using non-GMO seeds. However, they cannot account for cross pollination with potential GMO corn. So, it's as non-GMO as one can get short of testing all seeds prior to planting.
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It would be difficult to call a Honey product organic when the pollen is harvested by bees who are not supervised or paid for their labor.
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Hi Bruce,I copied this from the makers website:Stakich Raw Honey comes straight from the extractor, unheated, unfiltered, unprocessed. Because of this, all of its enzymes, vitamins and minerals are kept intact. It also contains some bee pollen, propolis and beeswax. This means that all of its original nutrients are fully preserved.It says that it contains 'some' pollen. So I'm not sure if it's a lot. I didn't really detect the pollen when using the product but it is very yummy.Jean
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It doesn't list or mention pollen. Although a few websites say that this brand should contain the "anticipated" levels of pollen that most would like to find in raw or true honey. The flavor of it suggests that there's pollen present but because the packaging doesn't support that I couldn't tell you for certain.
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Having grown up with a father who was a commercial beekeeper and doing some myself, I can tell you that all commercially and locally sold pollen is collected from the fields by the bees who then take it to the hives. As they enter the hives, the pollen is literally trapped by "pollen traps" which is collected by the beekeeper who then packages and sells the pollen. It would be an almost impossibility for a human to gather pollen in any significant amount. This is one reason why it is always called "bee pollen". It is only called that due to the fact that bees collect it. They don't manufacture it as the plants are the only thing that can. As a side note, the process of bees gathering pollen to take back to the hives to feed the babies actually pollinates the plants. This is why it is so crucial that bees be protected from anything that can kill them such as Monsanto's sprays which have been documented as being part of the problem for Colony Collapse Disorder.
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I'm not sure about yellowjackets, but I know that honey bees have little to no interest in pollen sources near the hive. I have 2 of these traps set up around my house. I had to empty them regularly and only use the attractant they come with. I got an early start to prevent them from building nests in the first place and it has worked great. I hardly see them anymore. Give them a couple more days and if they don't go to it, move it away from the nest.
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I find the pollen to have no identifiable taste. scattering out the pollen in my palm before swallowing, there is no indication of dirt or (yuck) dead beads. Each bead is quickly dissolved as I much down and the taste is neither sweet or sour, more like wheat germ. No unpleasant to my taste buds. Enjoy the end to sinus allergies!
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The Honey that is harvested is Organically raised without pesticides. It has nothing to do with inorganic materials.
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My best guess is that it wouldn't harm bees since it's not generally toxic, but you'd have to get a more expert opinion.
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As far as my understanding of this product. The bees produce a resin like substance that is used bonding the beehive. So it is derived from the bees, this then is dissolved in alchohol to make it a ticture