The substances produced by bees are truly unique and incredibly beneficial. One of the most highly nutritious substances is considered to be royal jelly, with which these insects feed the larva of the future uterus.
Instructions
Step 1
Royal jelly is a thick liquid that has a white color with a pearlescent hue, a specific smell and a sour-burning taste. When dried, royal jelly turns yellow, which is the main sign of its deterioration.
Step 2
This substance, unique in its composition, is produced by bees when they eat bee bread - the so-called bee bread, which is formed in honeycomb cells from pollen fermented by the enzymes of bee saliva. Eating bee bread, nurse bees produce royal jelly in the maxillary and pharyngeal glands.
Step 3
The bees fill the queen cell with the resulting royal jelly - a special wax cell, where an egg is placed, designed to hatch the future queen. The larva emerging from the egg simply bathes in royal jelly, which nourishes it and protects it from bacteria. Royal jelly is also present in the cells where worker bees hatch, but in much smaller quantities. In addition, it differs slightly in composition from the milk of the mother liquors.
Step 4
Royal jelly contains fats, proteins and carbohydrates. It also contains various enzymes, amino acids, minerals and vitamins necessary for the normal development of the queen bee. Among them: folic acid, thiamine, riboflabin, niacin, vitamin C, phosphorus, silver, zinc, nickel, cobalt, calcium, iron, sulfur and others. In addition, royal jelly contains hormones that affect the development of the uterine ovaries.
Step 5
Given this composition of royal milk, it is not surprising that this nutrient is fed to the most valuable bees in their family. Helps royal jelly to strengthen the immune system and cope with ailments and people. It has long been used to treat colds, bronchitis and other diseases.
