If you've decided to go for it, here are some options for how to take bee pollen

How To Take Bee Pollen

You can buy bee pollen in many forms. You could literally pick the granules out of a special collector tray set up on a hive and pop them in your mouth right then and there. You can also buy highly processed pollen extracts from shops and online. Luckily, there are many choices in how to take bee pollen, so you should find something that appeals to you. Let's explore...

  Granules

This form will likely be the least removed from the hive. If you are concerned about processing and the potential loss of benefits that may occur as a result, then this is a good option. There are two categories of granules.

• Fresh Frozen
  When pollen is collected from the hive, it needs to go into the freezer in a sealed container. Fresh, moist pollen is a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi growth, and if you consume the latter two things, you can get sick. Freezing will arrest this progression. If you buy pollen this way, make sure you get it directly from cold storage and transfer it to cold storage. Fresh pollen has a moist, buttery texture, can range in colour from black to red to blue to orange/yellow (depending on the pollen source), and is sweet and plant-like in taste. I find it a decadent treat to lightly spread toast with honey or creamed honey and to sprinkle the toast with fresh pollen. The honey provides a sticky layer so that pollen doesn't fall off the toast before you have a chance to eat it. Also excellent blended into a fruit smoothie or straight.
• Dehydrated Pollen
  Like with any fruits or vegetables, you can dehydrate bee pollen. It pulls out the moisture, the granules shrink and harden a little, and the colour and taste changes a little. I find dehydrated bee pollen decidely less tasty. BUT, it has advantages that fresh frozen pollen doesn't have. It keeps longer - you can store it in a sealed container in room temperature. You can grind it up if you so desire. You can also moisten it when you are ready to use it. You can throw dehydrated pollen into salads, on top of your cereal, blend it into fruit smoothies or yogurt, or just eat it straight. I've included links to some dehydrators along the right sidebar. I have used the heavy-duty machine at the bottom of the list - a good choice if you dehydrate frequently and in larger volumes.

  Ground Pollen (Tea Blossom Pollen)

I have sold pollen that has been dehydrated and ground up into a powder. The type I've seen most often comes from the blossoms of tea plants (usually from China) and actually makes a lovely hot beverage when mixed with boiling water and a little honey. Of course, you could grind any kind of dehydrated pollen, but the flavours might be a little different depending on the types of source plants. With tea blossom pollen, the fields are so vast that you can pretty much guarantee that the pollen comes only from tea plants.

  Capsules

Health supplements in capsule form, such as the one I've linked to on the left, seldom contain only the ingredient you are interested in. First, the ingredient of interest is processed in some way. Second, other ingredients, not seen in the natural product, are added. Some of these ingredients may be inert, some may be extra vitamins or minerals, some may be things you've never heard of. Filler or things to make it all 'hang together' - you are taking something different than pure, raw bee pollen. Advantages to taking these might include a more appealing taste or avoidance of reactions to raw pollen. You may also be able to take other beneficial things at the same time, depending on the product - the link I've included is designed for athletes, apparently. With capsules, while they may be convenient, you may be getting less of a good thing given the processing - if indeed there are real benefits to bee pollen. How to take bee pollen in capsule form. Glass of water, capsule, swallow - voila!

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