About Bee Pollen, Generally:
Most importantly, Bee Pollen . . . Is an alkaline food, it exactly mirrors the broad spectrum of necessary nutrients within the human  body. 

It is important to recognize that it takes one bee working eight hours a day for one month to gather a one teaspoon dose of pollen. Each bee pollen pellet, contains over two million flower pollen grains and one teaspoonful contains over 2.5 billion grains of flower pollen. 

Bee pollen is like holding a whole health food store in the palm of your hand.  This one convenient source is a storehouse of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and oils, carbohydrates, amino acids, over 5,000 enzymes and coenzymes, hormones, peptones, polypeptides and globulins, high concentrations of the nucleic acids RNA and DNA, and a variety of antibiotic substances.

Nutritional Analysis of Bee Pollen

With the addition of roughage and water, the human body can survive on honey bee pollen alone.  This is because it is the only food which contains, in perfect balance, all 22 known essential nutritional elements (and others yet to be identified), which humans require to achieve and maintain optimum vitality.  That's why it has rightfully been called the "Ultimate Survival Pack".

Bee pollen is rapidly absorbed into the blood stream and stimulates immunological responses. Bee pollen aids the body in recovering from exercise, returning breathing and heart rate to normal, and improves endurance for repeat exertion. It provides energy, stamina and strength as well as improving mental and physical reactions.

Bee pollen is just that, pollen collected by beekeepers from the supplies that bees have extracted from flowers of certain plants. Bee pollen is well known for its nearly complete nutrient content and its remarkable ability to provide energy. Respect for Bee Pollen is ancient in Chinese medicine. Bee pollen contains nearly all of the B complex vitamins, vitamins C, A, E, folic acid, and carotenoids. It contains a wide variety of minerals and trace elements, along with essential fatty acids. It is also extremely rich in rutin (vitamin P), vital to strengthening capillaries and blood cell walls. Bee pollen targets the entire body, but is a special boost to the reproductive, immune, and nervous systems. It is antibiotic, astringent, relaxant, tonic, and nutritive. It helps to correct and stabilize our body chemistry. Bee pollen speeds healing, revitalizes the body's many systems, and helps protect the cells in our body from free radical damage - a major cause of cancer. It helps those who bruise easily, due to its rutin content, helps strengthen the heart, helps fight anemia, and helps to regulate high blood pressure by regulating blood flow. It is often used by athletes to increase endurance and strength. Taking bee pollen can actually help those with allergies overcome them. Many people who use bee pollen regularly, especially the elderly, claim to have better physical and mental health, suggesting that it may be a very effective tonic for aging systems. Bee pollen has been used to boost the active compounds in many herbs, such as gotu kola, ginseng, and schizandra. It is also used in compounds to treat burns, anti-aging formulas, allergies, anemia, chronic fatigue, impotence, infertility, kidney problems, menopause, and prostate troubles.

At least 2% of the contents of honey bee pollen has yet to be isolated and identified.   For a complete listing of its known ingredients, please see the listing below under All In One Supplement.

In the formula found only in the beehive, the nutritional ingredients of honey bee pollen can assist and enhance the full spectrum of physiological functions.

By providing the human body with all the nutritional elements it needs, and in just the right proportions, honey bee pollen allows the body's own healing and rejuvenation mechanisms to perform their normal functions of building, restoring, and maintaining and protecting every cell.

About Bee Pollen, Specifically:
Pollens generally contain approximately: Vitamins and Minerals (1-7%), amino acids (15-25%), fats and oils (5%), protein (up to 35%), water (2%-18%), and carbohydrates (up to 40%). Bee Pollen contains at least 16 vitamins (including A, B1,2,3,5,6 & 12,C,D,E Folic Acid and Ruitn), 28 minerals (including calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, copper, magnesium, maganese and selenium), 18 enzymes/coenzymes (such as amylase, diastase, saccharase, pectase, phosphatase, catalase, disphorase, cozymase, cyochrome systems, lactic dehydrogenase, and pepsin), 18 protein/amino acids (including arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine,phenylaline and glutamic acid), 11 carbohydrates, 14 beneficial fatty acids (Caproic, Caprylic, Capric, Lauric, Myristic, Palmitic, Palmitoleic, Uncowa, Stearic, Oleic, Linoleic), and 28 other micronutrients ( including flavonoids, nucleic acids and human growth hormone factor). Justin O. Schmidt completed an extensive study at the USDA-Agricultural Research Center which showed the impressive nutrition that bee pollen can contain. The study found that the pollen had more protein then beef, per serving. The pollen also had more potassium, calcium, iron Vitamin A, niacin, thaimin, and riboflavin then beef, chicken, beans, cabbage, bread or apples. Mr. Schmidt states "(t)he overall conclusion is that pollen is a food source par excellence that is probably not exceeded by any other food." He concluded bee pollen is "an excellent food supplement which can enhance the health and well-being of individuals, especially those who otherwise might have an unbalanced diet."

References 1996,Justin O. Schmidt, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS,
www.gears.tucson. ars.ag.gov/home/schmidt/jsbprod2.htm

Suggested Usage:
Start by using 1-2 tablespoons of bee pollen daily for children or adults. Increase serving if desired. Blends well with smoothies. May be eaten plain as a snack food.  Especially good as a mid-day energizer.  Don’t take to late or it may keep you up.

Warning:
A small amount of people who initially ingest pollen may occasionally experience minor gastro-intestinal irritation and a laxative effect, due to the richness of the substance. For those who are new to enjoying this pollen, it is recommended that an initial small dosage (about 1/4 teaspoon) of pollen be taken.  Another potential, yet rare, allergic reaction can involve swelling, heart palpitations, and minor to moderate difficulty in breathing.