royal jellies
Bee queen nutrition
Royal jellies is the plural of royal jelly, a nutrient-rich secretion produced by worker bees to feed larvae and sustain the queen bee throughout her life.
The substance determines whether a larva develops into a worker or a queen.
Royal jelly is sold as a dietary supplement and skincare ingredient, though health claims remain largely unproven.
- beekeepingMaintaining hives for honey
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- colony collapseSudden worker bee abandonment
- queen beeFertile leader of colony
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
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