Stakich Bee Pollen Granules - Raw, Natural, Gluten Free - 1 lb

I was initially apprehensive about buying a whopping 10 lbs of pollen granules in a plastic bag. Would the bag leak pollen all over the place? Would the pollen have an off-putting flavor? Well, I'm delighted to report that the pollen came double-bagged in THICK plastic bags that don't leak, and the flavor is FRESH, SWEET, AND SLIGHTLY FLORAL I received AT LEAST 10 pounds of sheer, healthful, goodness. (When I weighed the pollen on my postal scale, it was closer to 11 pounds, reminiscent of the generous "baker's dozen" -- that is, one more than the stated amount.) Stakich Bee Pollen is hands down the best deal available on the market for purchasing pollen.

I bought this to see if it will help my body with seasonal allergies. I have not taken it long enough to know that answer. From the research I did, I was trying to find bee pollen from the Midwest. This is not from the same state I live in, but it is from what I call the Upper Midwest. This is the very first time I have ever tried bee pollen. It is a little crunchy, and has a mildly sweet and milky flavor - it actually reminded me of dry powdered milk. I grew up in a household that had an apple orchard and subsequently we had two bee hives. I adore honey bees, they are so important to our environment. However, "back then" my father never harvested the bee pollen - only honey and honey comb. I am looking forward to using this product successfully for my intended purpose! Meanwhile if you are on the fence about what the texture or taste may be - its not an issue at all for me. I have used it in yogurt and on my bowl of cereal so far.

Good quality bee-pollen for very reasonable price compare to California Bee-pollen. Customer service is very good as well. I asked a technical question and get clear response in couple hours. Thank you very much for great customer support

Love bee pollen in general. I like to use it instead of multi vitamin most days of the week. I’ve bought this brand before. However I have some complains about this batch. There have been tiny little rock pebbles in this, the type they would damage your teeth if you bite down on it. Not sure if it’s actually rock or just super hard and compressed pollen. Also the taste is a bit off, not has lovely and honey like as other bee pollen I’ve had. Fresh bee pollen melts away in your mouth, this hardly dissolves at all. I love bee pollen, but this catch wasn’t great

Sourced local. Good value. Product was in stock. Tastes sweet. Here's to improved health.

I am happy with this product and will buy again but fair warning; there are random pieces of fairly large pieces of sand similar to the size of coarse salt and if you bite on this hard it will damage a tooth. I have eaten 300 grams so far and encountered two pieces of sand. Not that big of deal if your aware of it but could damage a tooth easily if your not.

At first, I thought the 1st bag had very fine gravel in among the kernels. Upon later inspection of repeated instances of same, I investigated... to find that there was NO gravel. They were simply rock-hard-dried kernels. Flavor of that bag was a little on the tart side, too. However, if you've bought much bee pollen over the years, you well know how much the various qualities of such can vary from batch to batch, year to year, etc., etc. So, I thought to give Stakich another chance, and re-ordered, once I'd consumed the 1st bag. About every six weeks, I also order a 5 lb jar of Stakich (thick, golden yellow/sweet/delish) 'Raw Honey'. Great stuff. Been buying it for about two years, now. $35/jar/Amazon). I also recently bought a jar of Stakich 'Raw Honey w/Royal Jelly, Bee Pollen, and Propolis'; also $35 (for 2 1/2 lb jar). Also, 1st time. Dark, thick, delish honey, though I can see no pollen or propolis in it. Tastes great, however. :-) I have bought 5 lb jars of raw honey, before (other brands) with 1/2 to 1" thick propolis/wax on top of the honey. Ummm, good! Sure enough, only a rare rock-hard kernel in the 2nd bag of bee pollen. Mostly, this bag has pretty soft, though fine (over-handled/processed?), kernels. Definitely sweeter than the 1st bag, too. I often buy local bee pollen, when I happen across it. Unfortunately, its always way over-priced (though, due to lack of handling, usually consisting of larger, softer kernels). Even the local stuff can vary dramatically, however. Even from the same source(s). Considering all the above, when this bag runs out... I'll buy another one from Stakich. :-) Recommended; with above caveats.

Looks great, smells delicious, but tastes bitter, stinging my tongue and mouth like harsh chemicals. Bought enough to share with friends and family, but won't be able to offer this to anyone at this point. Ordered Sunday morning and received delivery Monday afternoon. Rating it 3 stars for now and will update later. Hope this doesn't make me sick.