Bee Pollen

Raw bee pollen from our own rescued hives across South East Melbourne — the multicoloured granules the bees gather from whatever's in flower, each colour a different bloom. We take only a small share, only in spring when it's coming in fast and the colony can spare it. Available fresh or dried. Every purchase funds the next rescue.

Fresh or dried

• Fresh Bee Pollen — never dried, kept cold. Holds everything the bees packed in, because nothing's been driven off. Keep it refrigerated or frozen; it's the closest thing to eating it straight from the hive.
• Dried Bee Pollen — gently dried and shelf-stable. Keeps at room temperature, travels well, and is the easier one to live with day to day.

Which one

They're the same pollen; the difference is moisture and convenience. Fresh keeps more of the delicate aromatics and enzymes intact, because gentle drying still drives off some moisture and volatiles along the way. Dried trades a little of that for shelf life and ease — no fridge, no rush. If you'll eat it quickly and want it as close to the hive as possible, choose fresh. If you want something you can keep in the cupboard for months, choose dried.

Seasonal — collected in spring

Bee pollen is a spring harvest. We collect it while it's flowing and sell it until that season's runs out, so it comes and goes with the year. Same rescued, chemical-free, stationary hives as everything we sell, at least five kilometres from broadacre crops — the full standard is on our raw honey standard.

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