Bee pollen

[Warnie]

http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/10-amazing-health...

My brother in law has started taking this for his hay fever, but I'm more interested in the protein and the BCAA's it contains.

What do you reckon? any good all a load of bks? £18 for 1kg..

[WinstonWolf]

Local raw honey is best for hay fever as it contains local pollen. I get mine from a beekeeper up the road, it's delicious

About a fiver for a tub...

[Warnie]

WinstonWolf said:

Local raw honey is best for hay fever as it contains local pollen. I get mine from a beekeeper up the road, it's delicious

About a fiver for a tub...

He has that as well!

He really suffers, so takes tablets, nasal and eye sprays and now honey and bee pollen..

I'm more interested in the protein and BCAA aspect though, as I don't take any supplements for training but may think about this.

[Hoofy]

I'm assuming it's sweet. Are you just going to spoon 100g into your mouth? 1 teaspoon has 1g protein according to MFP. The savings you might make will be balanced out by your dental bills.

[Warnie]

Hoofy said:

I'm assuming it's sweet. Are you just going to spoon 100g into your mouth? 1 teaspoon has 1g protein according to MFP. The savings you might make will be balanced out by your dental bills.

Just checked your right lol

1.2g to be exact. Thread over

[Hoofy]

Makes you wonder where the author gets the idea that it's better than, say, beef.

[Foppo]

Son in law is a beekeeper he has 4 Beehives.I am looking forward to some honey.

I buy also local honey excellent stuff.>

[Nimby]

I keep bees and I sell surplus honey (just been jarring up our first of this year's crop). I can't see any reason why it should help.

To start with people are allergic to pollen from wind-pollinated plants like grasses, nettles and some trees. That's not the kind that bees collect.
Also it takes many weeks for the bees to ripen the honey and for beekeepers to extract and package it. By the time you're eating local honey the plants you're allergic to have probably stopped flowering so there won't be the same pollen in the air and the honey.

So - not the best advert for my "Hampshire Garden Honey - £4 / lb, clear or set". PM me and prove me wrong any Basingstoke hayfever sufferers!

• Mods - do delete if this really counts as advertising*

Edited by Nimby on Monday 30th June 14:33

[WinstonWolf]

The biggest selling point is not the health benefits, it's that it tastes bloody lovely

[Hoofy]

WinstonWolf said:

The biggest selling point is not the health benefits, it's that it tastes bloody lovely

Well, there's that.

[Prof Prolapse]

Sorry to disappoint but every single one of those facts is entirely fictitious.

This seemed a quite succinct summary as to the state of evidence;

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/bee-pollen-sup...

If you want to take it anyway then I suggest you also have a good read of Ben Goldacre's "Bad science" book. You will find it enlightening.