Nutrition from the hive

20th May is World Bee Day where we celebrate the humble bee and the unique substances they produce which are packed with nutritional value and benefits that can not only be delighted in by bees, but by us too.

Bees can be discovered on every continent other than Antarctica and there are around 20,000 known species. Bees have a very intentional job: to pollinate trees and shrubs. Pollination leads to the reproduction of crops that produce fruit and seeds, and this means plenty of trees and flowers for food, oxygen and nutrients, and balance for our environment.

Bees also make their own unique substances which assist in feeding their colony. These compounds found within the hive are loaded with nutritional worth, and the advantages can be enjoyed by us in addition to the bees. There are 4 significant compounds discovered within the hive: honey (winter season fuel), propolis (building glue), royal jelly (nutrient-rich food for the queen) and pollen (an enzyme loaded with day-to-day nutrition).

The advantages of these substances have been revered for centuries and even the ancient Egyptians used honey and propolis for medicines and healing methods.

Honey

Honey is among mankind’s oldest food sources, supplying natural energy and goodness to bees and humans alike. This golden elixir is made from the nectar recovered by bees from flowers, which is why there are many different types of honey readily available– the flavour, colour and consistency depends upon the type of flower the nectar has actually been recovered from. The darker the shade, the richer it is thought to be in bioactive plant compounds (that’s a good thing). If you routinely find yourself reaching for refined sugar, you should certainly think about changing it with a bottle of Forever Bee Honey.

Forever Bee Honey remains one of our most popular products thanks to it’s pure taste. This all-natural, delicious sweetener is naturally nutritious and ideal for replacing processed sugar in your diet.

Did you know?
Bees are incredibly productive: Honeybees produce 3 to 4 times MORE honey than is required to feed the hive for the winter. As nature’s little perk, we can collect honey without damaging the colonies.

Propolis

Propolis is possibly the lesser known of the bee substances, however one that’s vital to the security and health and wellbeing of the colony. This sticky compound is basically sap combined with beeswax and other residues, utilized by bees to disinfect and secure their hives from pathogens. It’s naturally antiseptic, antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral and antimicrobial so bees can carry on with their lives without stressing over interfering external factors!

Forever Bee Propolis is a chewable tablet that’s easily digestible and absorbed. We have been producing propolis supplements for decades and we’re one of the earliest manufacturers on the market, proud to provide superior quality and purity you can trust.

Did you know?
The word ‘propolis’ originates from. ancient Greek and can be interpreted as ‘defence of the city’.

Royal Jelly

Natural royal jelly is an extremely. nutritious and biochemically complex honeybee secretion. All baby bees (larvae). are fed royal jelly throughout the very first few days of their life but when they are. old enough to be identified as a worker (female bees) or drone (male bees),. they will cease consuming the valuable substance. Larvae that has been recognized. as a possible queen bee will be encased in a special ‘queen cup’ where it will. spend its days drifting in, and consuming royal jelly. Once an adult, the. selected queen bee will live solely on royal jelly as the food is believed. to aid with ovary development so that she can lay countless eggs.

There is typically just one queen per. colony, and she’ll grow to become the largest bee in the hive.

She has the. ability to utilize her stinger numerous times and will out-live all the other bees. by several years. Her task is to lay thousands of eggs daily, and all other bees. in the hive will do everything they can to protect her.

Royal Jelly is a rich, milky. substance which consists of proteins, simple sugars, fats and trace. elements vitamin B5 and B6. The royal jelly used to produce Forever. Royal Jelly supplements is gathered utilizing a precise approach that’s. been refined over decades. To gather royal jelly, Forever creates imitation. ‘ queen cups’ in a small colony of young bees; these bees will then. instinctively fill the cups with royal jelly. The procedure requires close. attention and precise timekeeping, and typically it will take around a. thousand three-day-old filled cups to develop just 1lb of royal jelly.

Did you know?
Not only does the queen lay up to.
2,500 eggs a day, she also produces chemicals that guide the behaviour of her. royal subjects.

Pollen

Whilst the queen munches through her. royal jelly, worker and drone bees snack on fermented pollen. As they fly from. blossom-to-blossom, bees pollinate plants and sustain our environment. Bees utilize the. pollen they gather to create their food. Bee pollen is a fantastic natural source. of nutrients, including: proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins and. minerals. This nutritionally-rich compound provides bees with everything that. they need to survive, and keeps the whole hive nourished, productive and. strong.

The pollen used by Forever is sourced. using a patented pollen trap that does not destroy the colony. This pollen has. then been integrated with honey and royal jelly to create Forever Bee. Pollen, a fresh and potent supplement.

Did you know?
Pollen provides these busy bees with. everything they need to survive, which is why you may have heard it described.
as ‘ambrosia’ (the name offered to the food of gods in Greek mythology).

Worries of a diminishing honeybee. population is a very real issue, and in 2017 and 2018 several species of bee. were added to the endangered list. This is particularly worrying given that the. presence of bees directly associates to the survival of our world! That’s why. Forever only extracts the nutrients within the hive using colony-friendly. methods that enable the bees to prosper.