Our beehives have been placed in thousands of acres of almond tree fields in California.

The bees have been busy pollinating the almond tree blossoms and collecting pollen.  The photos show the blossoms just beginning to fall to the ground, which is a signal that our bees work is done in the almonds fields.

With warming temperatures and longer days in California, the cherry blossoms are beginning to burst from their buds. We will be moving our beehives from the almond fields to the cherry fields in central California this week.

In order to move the beehives, our beekeepers wait until dusk after all the bees return from the fields of almond trees, mustard and wild flower blossoms to the safety of their hives for the night.

The hive is a very busy place this time of year.  The bees are busy bringing in nectar and pollen.  Our queen bee is laying up to 500 eggs per day, producing lots of new babies for springtime.  Check back with us for photos of the hives in the beautiful cherry blossoms of California.

With warming temperatures and spring seasonal allergy symptoms increasing, it is important to continue to increase the amounts of California Bee Pollen you are taking slightly every week.  Pollen counts for trees are increasing from the moderate to high levels in many regions. Visit our allergy page to learn more about seasonal allergies and the benefits of bee pollen.

While signs of spring are emerging, it is also still cold and flu season.  Visit our nutritional page for information on the beneficial immune boosting benefits of fresh California Bee Pollen.

We thank you for your business and hope that you continue to enjoy our pure, fresh, California Bee Pollen.

Preparing our bee hives for the 2011 bee pollen season

Right now we are busy tending the hives making sure the bees are strong for our first crop of bee pollen…California almonds.

During the second week of February we will be moving the bees from their winter resting location into 1,000’s of acres of California almond fields to pollinate the crops. Without bees the trees could not produce fruit. The bees fly from flower to flower pollinating the flowers and gathering nectar and pollen.

Healthy happy bees produce the best pollen

We will allow the bees to keep the pollen they collect from the almonds to feed their new offspring. This will allow the hives to increase their populations for the busy year ahead. They will stay in the almond fields for an average of 4 weeks gathering pollen from the almond blossoms and surrounding array of California wild flowers.

Pure Bee Pollen Since 1919

Our family has been beekeepers producing our pure bee pollen here in Northern California since 1919.

California Bee Pollen is collected daily from our hives in the heart of California’s agriculturally rich Sacramento Delta area. The bee pollen that we sell comes exclusively from our own hives.  We never use pollen from another source.

Bee Pollen direct from the Beekeeper

When you purchase our bee pollen, you are buying directly from the beekeeper.  We maintain complete control over the production of our bee pollen: from where and how the bee pollen is collected, to how it is cleaned and stored. Since we know that happy, healthy bees produce the highest quality pollen, we are completely dedicated to nurturing the health of our bees and their hives.

100% Natural Bee Pollen

Our bee pollen is 100% natural – never artificially processed or preserved. After collecting the bee pollen from our hives, we hand clean our pollen to ensure that you receive the purest bee pollen possible. We then immediately freeze the bee pollen to preserve its nutrients, since heating or drying bee pollen greatly reduces its nutritional value.

Four Generations of Beekeepers

We’re now the 4th generation in our family to tend bee hives in Northern California. Unlike many who sell bee pollen, we lovingly care for the bees who produce the pure bee pollen that we offer. California Bee Pollen guarantees the freshness, quality and natural production of our products, and hope that you will try our natural bee pollen to experience the difference that comes from decades of beekeeping.