Bee Bread
A combination of pollen and nectar or honey is called bee bread. The majority of the food consumed by honey bee workers and larvae comes from this material. Depending on the plants that the bees feed on, the precise make-up of the bee bread changes. This not only varies geographically, but also with the passing of the years, the season, and even the hour of the day.
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Researchers have discovered that the bees supplement the bee bread with extra secretions and microorganisms (such as bacteria and mould). These additives aid in the breakdown of certain pollen and the release of nutrients like amino acids.​
Bee bread is also known as: Ambrosia and Bees Pollen.
Bee Bread Exhibits Higher Antimicrobial Potential Compared to Bee Pollen
Karolina Pełka, Olga Otłowska, Randy W Worobo, Piotr Szweda
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10020125
Biological Properties of Bee Bread Collected from Apiaries Located across Greece
Nikos Asoutis Didaras, Ioannis Kafantaris, Tilemachos G. Dimitriou, Chrysanthi Mitsagga, Katerina Karatasou, Ioannis Giavasis, Dimitris Stagos, Grigoris D. Amoutzias, Fani Hatjina,6 and Dimitris Mossialos1, Piotr Szweda
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10050555
KIRK E. ANDERSON, MARK J . CARROLL, TIM SHEEHAN, BRENDON M. MOTT, PATRICK MAES and VANESSA CORBY-HARRIS
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12966
Novel solid-state fermentation of bee-collected pollen emulating the natural fermentation process of bee bread Raffaella Di Cagnoa, Pasquale Filanninob, Vincenzo Cantatoreb, Marco Gobbettia
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2019.02.007
Pollen and bee bread as new health-oriented products: A review
Marek Kieliszek, Kamil Piwowarek, Anna M. Kot, Stanisław Błażejak, Anna Chlebowska-Śmigiel, Iwona Wolska
Beehive products: source of nutrients and natural biologically active compounds
Otilia Bobiş, L.A. Mărghitaş, D. Dezmirean, Victoriţa Bonta, Cristina Manuela Mihai
Antioxidant activity and angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibition by enzymatic hydrolysates from bee bread
Takeshi Nagai 1, Toshio Nagashima, Nobutaka Suzuki, Reiji Inoue
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-1-224
Bee Collected Pollen and Bee Bread: Bioactive Constituents and Health Benefits
Rodica Mărgăoan, Mirela StranÈ›, Alina Varadi, Erkan Topal, Banu Yücel, Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan, Maria G Campos, Dan C Vodnar
DOI: 10.3390/antiox8120568