{"id":8188,"date":"2022-07-16T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T11:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/?p=8188"},"modified":"2022-07-16T11:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T11:57:33","slug":"is-bee-pollen-good-for-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/is-bee-pollen-good-for-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Is bee pollen good for birds? (with Info Table)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is bee pollen good for birds? It&#8217;s the richest food in nature. &#8211; content creator: Petrus Albertus van Tonder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Name:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bee pollen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Also known as:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bee bread and ambrosia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Indigenous Countries:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">n\/a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Can be given to:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Parrots, budgies, parakeets, finches, cockatiels, lovebirds, canaries, and conures.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bee pollen is a ball or pellet of field-gathered flower pollen packed by worker honeybees and used as the primary food source for the hive.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Nutritional Value:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, lipids, fatty acids, enzymes, carotenoids, bioflavonoids,  amino acids, beta carotene, and beneficial fats.<br>Natural source of complex B Vitamins.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Feeding:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Add to cookable and fresh foods or in a separate cup.  It can be given all year round.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Discussion:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Has antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and probiotic properties.<br>Builds a strong immune system while increasing energy.<br>Beta carotene is an antibiotic potent against E. coli.<br>It triggers breeding hormones. Bee pollen mimics the wet \u201cfertile\u201d season they would encounter in the wild at breeding time.<br>Bee pollen is recommended for treating parrots who deal with anxiety or feather plucking.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Featured photo courtesy:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Wikipedia<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7709226522417656\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7709226522417656\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7555211683\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>100% Natural Bee Pollen granules for birds are available for sale. Look for bee pollen that has never been heated or dried. Most types will need to be frozen or refrigerated if it is not used within three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you found this blog post, Is bee pollen good for birds? you might also like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/can-birds-eat-rosemary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/can-birds-eat-rosemary\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is bee pollen good for birds? It&#8217;s the richest food in nature. &#8211; content creator: Petrus Albertus van Tonder Name: Bee pollen Also known as: Bee bread and ambrosia Indigenous Countries: n\/a Can be&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[150,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bird-health","category-feeding-tips-for-birds","pmpro-has-access"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}