Bee Pollen!?

[Echo.27]

So I was at a herp store recently and while looking at cricket food and dusting powders, when I saw Bee Pollen. It read that it was great for your reptiles and gives them nutrients but I've never heard of ANYONE using bee pollen to coat crickets.
Just curious if any of y'all use bee pollen or have heard of it beeing used (get it beeing haha) and if its a good treat for chams

 

[JacksJill]

I've heard of it "bee"ing used in gut loads.

 

[Virgil1972]

I think its for putting in gut loads and not for dusting.

 

[Blang]

Bee pollen was found in the pyramids in Egypt when they excavated them 4000 years after the Egyptians put it in there! I used to take bee pollen every day, and they claim that it has all the nutrients in it that you can live on it!

 

[Echo.27]

Thats hard to "bee"lieve. Would they just sprinkle it on the food for gut loading?

I've heard of it "bee"ing used in gut loads.

 

[Echo.27]

I think its for putting in gut loads and not for dusting.

Ok, but is it a good replacement for reptile calcium powder with D3? Sorry if Im pestering Im just really curious

 

[JacksJill]

Look up some of the home made gut loads on CF and you will "bee" come a "bee"liever.

 

[JacksJill]

Sorry, I don't know. Never used it. $$$

 

[Echo.27]

Sorry, I don't know. Never used it. $$$

K thanks! your bee puns arent too shab"bee"

 

[JacksJill]

@Nursemaia & @Angelwolf is this something you use with veiled?

 

[Nursemaia]

I gutload my blue bottle flies with a powdered bee pollen recipe I buy from mantis place. I still dust feeders per the guidelines

 

[AZChamFan]

I sprinkle it on the greens that I use for gut loading a couple times a week or so. I don't consider it to be replacing anything else - just added variety. I alternate with spirulina powder and organic wheat grass powder as well. These are all in addition to two different Repashy gut loads, plus occasional fruits and vegetables, but the greens make up the staple of the gut load.

 

[nightanole]

Although there is no specific chemical composition, the average composition is said to be 40-60% simple sugars (fructose and glucose), 2-60% proteins, 3% minerals and vitamins, 1-32% fatty acids, and 5% diverse other components.

 

[Echo.27]

I sprinkle it on the greens that I use for gut loading a couple times a week or so. I don't consider it to be replacing anything else - just added variety. I alternate with spirulina powder and organic wheat grass powder as well. These are all in addition to two different gut loads, plus occasional fruits and vegetables, but the greens make up the staple of the gut load.

Ok havent really considered sprinkling powder the greens to gut oad. Ill start doing that know. Also thanks everyone for the un"bee"liveable advice

 

[Andee]

I use it in my dry gutload but not huge amounts compared to anything else.

 

[Virgil1972]

Ok, but is it a good replacement for reptile calcium powder with D3? Sorry if Im pestering Im just really curious

I don't think its a replacement for calcium.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

I sure use it in my dry gutload! A lot of insects in the wild eats flowers and pollen! I eat pollen myself! Has amazing nutritional value!

 

[Virgil1972]

I sure use it in my dry gutload! A lot of insects in the wild eats flowers and pollen! I eat pollen myself! Has amazing nutritional value!

Is that in pill form, or something you sprinkle on food, or do you just lick it off the bee?

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

I buy it from local bee keepers most of te time. I also have gotten it of Ebay and Amazon. I have environmental allergies and therefore sinus problems if I am not creful. Locally made honey and bee pollen helps a lot! I throw it in with smoothies, mix it in with my peanut butter and honey sandwiches etc.

 

[Angelwolf]

I have never heard of this, but if you consider the fact that bugs travel from flower to flower and then get eaten, there is almost certainly going to be some pollen in the cham's diet. I think I would use it in the gut load, as opposed to dusting with it. As far as the nutritional value of it, I would venture a guess to say it won't hurt them, but I don't think that there has been any research done, so I can't say I would use it as a replacement for a good vitamin supplement. Perhaps as a gutload, though.