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      Though eggs to be reared as queens are laid in a large rounded cell afloat in Royal Jelly, the eggs are exactly like those which will become the worker bees. While from the larvae stage a queen is fed great amounts of the royal jelly, the worker larvae is only fed "Royal Milk", a diluted form of Royal Jelly, during its first three days in the larvae stage, plus honey and some pollen until the cell is sealed over by the eighth day. As a result only the queen will develop functioning ovaries, becoming the 'mother' of a hive colony.

      Young nurse bees eat pollen and will secrete royal jelly from a special gland, the hypo-pharyngeal gland which produces the creamy Royal Jelly. It is a protein-rich acidic substance containing a very significant amount of acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter.

      Royal Jelly is fed directly from the nurse bees to the queen bee. This is the only food the queen will eat during her lifetime plus a small amount of honey. She will lay about 2,000 eggs each day in order to support an average hive population of 20,000 to 30,000 honey bees. The queen bee will live approximately four to six years while the worker bees will live four to six weeks.

      To produce one pound of Royal Jelly, 1,000 three-day old cells must first be harvested. Royal jelly is rich in natural hormones and all major vitamins. The complete hydro-soluble vitamins of the B group are found together in royal jelly. It is a concentrated source of proteins and nutrients, possessing twenty amino acids.

      Royal Jelly is very high in nucleic acids that contain DNA and RNA, the very stuff of which life is made. Most of our trillions of cells reproduce themselves before wearing out, with two critical exceptions: cells in the nerves of the brain and the heart muscle! The nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) content in Royal Jelly helps to repair the damaged cells and provide energy-giving nutrients. Royal Jelly has been found to help reduce blood pressure and is an excellent cardio supplement.

     Acethylcholine, imperative for the transmission of nerve messages, plus the presence of gamma globulin, a protector and immuno-factor, is also found in Royal Jelly. Most importantly, royal jelly contains decanoic acid which offers strong antibiotic defense against many bacteria and fungal infestations. It is an excellent natural neuroceutical which appears to improve short-term memory loss, because of the brain's receptor cells for Acethylcholine.