Charles Robson is a third generation Beekeeper in Arizona. His family came from Germany in 1812 where they had been beekeepers since 16th century. Charles has built the largest Hive Products plant in the United States. He developed patents on the pollen and propolis collectors as well as a Fortified Honey. Charles is also a renowned lecturer on the nutritional and medicinal uses of products from the hive.

The plant is the same one in which Charles began his operation in 1958. As the need developed, he continued to add rooms to the facility to accommodate the increase in production. In 1982, Charles sold Robson Honey and his patents and processes to the Forever Living Family of Companies. We have continued to expand and improve these facilities over the years to handle our increased sales around the world!

The Robson Bee Products facility is state-of-the-art, ensuring that all the richness and strength of the bee products generated by bees in high Sonoran desert hives is captured and retained during every step of processing. Like many natural foods, some of our products must be handled carefully so that the customer receives the same essential nutrients that are in this product in its natural state.

Likewise, our specially designed stainless steel propolis and pollen processing containers help guarantee those products' purity. Our pure natural honey is handled with care and never altered or diluted.

An explanation of the pollen processing procedure illustrates Robson's top-notch manufacturing system. When the pollen reaches the facility in Aguila, Arizona after collection it is carefully weighed and inspected and a sample is taken and tested for moisture content. Freezing the pollen to a temperature of 10 below zero sanitizes it, killing any spores or bacterial matter that may have invaded it. Then the pollen is thoroughly dried. Next, a special cleaning process unique to the Robson operation removes any foreign matter. The dried and sanitized pollen is stored in Aguila, protected from outside contaminants, and send only as needed to the plant in Phoenix.

At the Robson Bee Products plant in Phoenix, the first of two milling operations reduces the pollen to a fine powder, whereupon it is weighed and mixed with an exact amount of honey. The honey acts as a bonding agent later on in the process to help from the pollen into tablets. After this mixture is granulated, it is put on trays and sent into a drying chamber. Afterwards, the second milling operation makes a fine powder of the pollen and honey mixture.

When the powder has been blended for uniformity of color, it is ready fir the high-speed : tablet making" machines. Cold pressing machines press the powder into tablets without heat, which could break down the pollen.

The final product is sampled and tested to guarantee the proper weight and composition of each tablet. The bottling process continues and practice of strict quality control hat has been maintained at every step. When Forever Living Bee Products are packed and shipped all over the world, customers receive the purest products available.