On both sides of the bee’s head, there is a gland called hypopharynx. Royal jelly is produced from this gland. When this gland is secreted from the head of honey bees, it is combined with the saliva of their mouth. When you buy this product, you will notice its white color. The taste of this gel is spicy and nasty.
Royal jelly is a creamy jelly substance produced by worker bees to feed the queen and young bees. The larvae feed on royal jelly in the first three days of their lives, and the queen uses this magical substance for the rest of her life. The main secret of the large size and long life of the queen bee compared to other bees is in the use of this royal jelly. A normal honey bee lives between 4 and 6 weeks, while the queen bee lives for 3 to 5 years and lays 2 to 3 thousand eggs daily during the laying season. This makes it clear that royal jelly will have a tremendous effect in slowing down the aging process, strengthening sexual power and fertility.
Make sure that you are not mistakenly offered bee pollen, bee wax or propolis when buying royal jelly. Because all these products are bee products, but they are completely different from each other. So be careful not to use these products interchangeably.
You might be wondering what is the use of royal jelly in the colony? In fact, this substance is produced by the workers to feed the queen and her babies. As long as this gelatinous material is produced in the hive, it is considered an important source of nutrition for the queen, and after it is removed from the hive by the beekeepers, it has countless properties for the human body.
When buying royal jelly, if you read its product label, you will notice its ingredients. Vitamins, folate, nucleic acid, potassium, calcium, sulfur, zinc, iron, manganese and copper are some of the ingredients used in the production of royal jelly.
Royal jelly contains water, carbohydrates, protein and fat. The amazing health effects of royal jelly are due to the presence of various proteins and fatty acids. Royal jelly also contains several B vitamins and minerals. Some of the vitamins that are usually found in royal jelly are: Thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), niacin (B3), folic acid (B9), inositol (B8), biotin (B7) and 17 types of specific amino acids for the body are necessary It also contains minerals such as potassium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, zinc and manganese.
Of course, the amount of each of the ingredients mentioned in royal jelly is different in each region. Because their percentage depends on the climate of each region. But in general, this substance is very special and in some cases has medicinal value.
Another interesting thing to know about royal jelly is how it is produced by bees. Each part of the bee’s body is responsible for producing one of the products of the colony, but the gland that produces royal jelly is called the hypopharyngeal gland.
The function of the hypopharyngeal gland is sinusoidal. It means that at some stage in the bee’s life, it starts to work, after some time it reaches the peak of its activity and then it stops. According to research conducted on honey bee anatomy, the gland that secretes royal jelly or the hypopharynx begins its activity on the third day of the bee’s birth.
When six days have passed since the start of activity and secretion of royal jelly (that is, the ninth day of birth), the production of royal jelly reaches its peak. After that, the hypopharyngeal gland shrinks and over time it reduces the production of royal jelly. On the 18th day, this gland stops functioning completely.
The composition of royal gel is in the ratio of one to ten, in other words
1 gram of royal jelly in 10 grams of honey
10 grams of royal jelly in 100 grams of honey
20 grams of royal jelly in 200 grams of honey
50 grams of royal jelly in 500 grams of honey
100 grams of royal jelly in one kilogram of honey
The mixture of honey and royal jelly can only be stored and consumed for 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
Therefore, we conclude that it is better to make a new composition every time and use it within 3 weeks.
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