(source: wikipedia)Royal jelly is a honey bee secretion that is used in the nutrition of larvae and adult queens. It is secreted from the glands in the hypopharynx of nurse bees, and fed to all larvae in the colony, regardless of sex or caste.[Graham, J. (ed.) (1992) The Hive and the Honey Bee (Revised Edition). Dadant & Sons.]
During the process of creating new queens, the workers construct special queen cells. The larvae in these cells are fed... more
