List of pollen sources

The pollen source in a given area depends on the type of vegetation present and the length of their bloom period.

The worker bees in the colony mix dry pollen with nectar and/or honey with their enzymes, and naturally occurring yeast from the air.

storing each variety in an individual wax hexagonal cell (honeycomb), typically located within their bee brood nest.

Dry pollen, is a food source for bees, which may contain 16–30% protein, 1–10% fat, 1–7% starch, many vitamins, some micro nutrients, and possibly a little sugar.

The protein source needed for rearing one worker bee from larval to adult stage requires approximately 120 to 145 mg of pollen.