bee-bread

Fermented pollen stores

Bee-bread is a mixture of pollen and honey that bees store in their hives as food, especially for larvae.

The bees pack pollen into comb cells and add honey and enzymes, fermenting it into a protein-rich substance that keeps longer than fresh pollen.

hive

larvae

Immature metamorphosing creatures

  • broodHatchlings as a group
  • workerPerson who toils
  • colonyDependent territorial settlement

beehive · apiary · beekeeper · apiculture · cells · comb · storage · provisions · reserves · feeding

nutrition

protein

Folded amino chain

carbohydrates · lipids · antioxidants · nutrients · dietary · sustenance · energy · digestible · bioavailable · nourishment

composition

pollen

Floral reproductive grains

  • nectarFloral sugar water
  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • enzymesReaction-speeding proteins

propolis · fermented · lactic acid · microbes · yeast · preserved · cured · packed · stored · cells

foraging

collection

Gathered set of items

trips · loads · harvest · sources · plants · blooms · transport · return · deposit

Opposites
bee products/hive substances

bee-breadhoney

Bees' viscous nectar product

royal jelly · beeswax · propolis · nectar

nutritional role in hive

bee-breadpesticide

Agent destroying harmful organisms

insecticide · starvation

Family

bee, bread, bees, breads, breaded, breading, breadth

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G