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Circled pollen in honey. The pollen is layered in the perfect little cells. |
I was reading through a beekeeping catalog and there is a
warning for the fresh pollen. I have eaten pollen from when I extracted
honey this summer and it is very sour. Sometimes people ask me about using
honey for pollen allergies, and I tell them that if they are highly allergic to
something, then they probably shouldn’t eat it. My grandmother developed an
allergy to honey late in life and couldn’t even use soap containing honey. For
the vast majority of adults, though, there is probably little danger in eating
local honey.
Here is the catalog’s warning written in bold for the fresh
pollen:
Many people buy this
pollen to eat. We strongly warn that this pollen is very fresh and strong.
Should you have allergies, ingestion should be done under the care of a
physician.
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