Honey bees collect and use both pollen and nectar from flowers. The nectar they make into honey, which we all love! But what do they do with the pollen? Bee pollen in its raw form is indigestible and lacking in nourishment... Luckily, little bee-chefs have a solution – making Bee Bread. In order to gain access to the nutrients present, bees combine pollen with some digestive fluids, containing probiotic bacteria and yeasts. But their alchemy doesn’t stop there… To help combat the hives internal

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Pollen / bee bread stored and ready to be used by 🐝🐝🐝🐝 Pollen & Bee Bread – the Bees’ Power Food! 🐝💪 When bees visit flowers, they don’t just collect nectar for honey – they also gather pollen, which is full of protein and nutrients. Back in the hive, they mix this pollen with a drop of nectar and a bit of magic (bee enzymes!) to make bee bread. Bee bread is what keeps young bees growing strong and healthy – it’s like their homemade baby food! You can often see it stored in colourful cells