"Bee pollen is collected by a cruel process: After hours of feeding themselves and incidentally pollinating flowers, the bees return to their hives and are forced to climb through a metal labyrinth with sharp projecting prongs designed to scrape the beads of pollen off the bees' legs. Many bees lose their legs and die in the process. Pollen is highly perishable and goes rancid quickly, as evidenced by its bitter taste — as bitter as the reality of how it is produced. Don't waste your money or your taste buds on pollen!"