Bee Pollen for energy?

[Cinnamon Girl]

I read somewhere (can't remember where) that bee pollen can be taken to increase energy?

Does anyone have any experience with this? What are the other benefits of taking bee pollen? Are there any risks (besides allergies of course)?

[Chibi-Fallon]

Bee pollen? Is there such a thing (I don't mean to be rude or anything I have no idea)? I thought all pollen was pretty much the same. And I don't know about energy, but it makes me feel awful that's for sure. :D

[Mithrea]

Here are two interesting links, one for, one against:

http://www.naturallynewzealand.com/beePollen.html

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/bee.html

And here's a quote from the first link, just for Chibi:

"Bee Pollen is the male seed of a flower blossom which has been gathered by the bees and to which special elements from the bees has been added. The honeybee collects pollen and mixes it with its own digestive enzymes. One pollen granule contains from one hundred thousand to five million pollen spores each capable of reproducing its entire species."

[Cinnamon Girl]

Thanks for the links, Mithrea :) ~ I see that I have some more research to do before deciding whether or not to take it!

But I'd still love to hear from someone who's got personal experience with bee pollen ~ either good or bad!