Bee pollen…

[kinyonga]

Some info on beepollen…
”Extensive trials, in test tubes (in vitro) and in animals (in vivo), have failed to find significant benefits from bee pollen. A few in vitro studies with animal tissues have demonstrated protective effects from radiation damage. One study with pregnant rats showed improved maternal and fetal body weights and improved fetal survival when dams were supplemented with bee pollen. The majority of studies, however, show no benefits from supplemental bee pollen”…
http://www.chameleonnews.com/03MarDonoghue.html

“Rats were poisoned with organic solvents such as carbon tetrachloride and trichlorethylene, as well as ethionine and ammonium fluoride. Pollen lowered the level of these substances in the blood serum of the test animals, providing strong evidence of the therapeutic properties of bee pollen with regard to protecting the liver”…
“when pollen is consumed with toxic substances, it protected liver cells from their harmful effect”…
https://www.beeculture.com/bee-pollen-overview-2/

Here’s a link to another post..
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/bee-pollen.188904/

 

[kinyonga]

“Bee pollen benefits are a potent source of enzymes including: diatase, amylase, phosphatase, pectase, transferase and catalase”…
https://www.kimikimorganics.sg/blogs/news/the-benefits-of-bee-pollen

 

[dinomom]

Some info on beepollen…
”Extensive trials, in test tubes (in vitro) and in animals (in vivo), have failed to find significant benefits from bee pollen. A few in vitro studies with animal tissues have demonstrated protective effects from radiation damage. One study with pregnant rats showed improved maternal and fetal body weights and improved fetal survival when dams were supplemented with bee pollen. The majority of studies, however, show no benefits from supplemental bee pollen”…
http://www.chameleonnews.com/03MarDonoghue.html

“Rats were poisoned with organic solvents such as carbon tetrachloride and trichlorethylene, as well as ethionine and ammonium fluoride. Pollen lowered the level of these substances in the blood serum of the test animals, providing strong evidence of the therapeutic properties of bee pollen with regard to protecting the liver”…
“when pollen is consumed with toxic substances, it protected liver cells from their harmful effect”…
https://www.beeculture.com/bee-pollen-overview-2/

Here’s a link to another post..
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/bee-pollen.188904/

Seems like so much contradictory info! Yet it seems certain that chams eat pollinators in the wild.

 

[crosscutts]

Since they haven’t done any studies on Chamaeleons, I just want to see what the effects are on humans . It appears to be very beneficial.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/bee-pollen

 

[SteveH]

Seems like so much contradictory info! Yet it seems certain that chams eat pollinators in the wild.

I always use pollen as part of my gutloading of crickets and dubia roaches.

 

[jannb]

I only use it a few times a months since Dr. Dayna (mod here) thought to much bee pollen might not be good. Let me see if I can find her post. Post 15 and 16.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/squirts-labwork-liver-infection.178883/

 

[kinyonga]

Bees and pollination…what do bees eat…
https://www.museumoftheearth.org/bees/eat-pollination

 

[crosscutts]

Bees and pollination…what do bees eat…
https://www.museumoftheearth.org/bees/eat-pollination

That was a great article .

 

[scags]

Well I do know katydids and other Orthoptera are often fed bee pollen in captivity- and they love it, anecdotally private keepers of exotic katydids claim higher survival rates of katydids from hatching to maturity when using bee pollen to supplement the diet.

Again. Just anecdotal info from people I’ve talked to outside of chameleon keeping.