I remember the time when royal jelly was relatively unheard of, perhaps as far back as the start of the Internet revolution. Nowadays there\’s a lot more awareness of health supplements and far more people are aware of the health benefits of royal jelly.

Taking vitamin supplements seems to be the trendy thing to do. Whether or not something we are taking is known to work, or even known to be safe, is something that we conveniently place in the back of our minds. But what we need to understand is that not all supplements are created equal, and when it comes to nutritional composition we find royal jelly to be amongst the top, at least in terms of its potential benefit as a natural rejevenator to human health.

There are other substances which attract our attention from the beehive, honey perhaps being the most popular followed by bee pollen, royal jelly and then perhaps propolis. Some people also swear by the use of beeswax and even fewer take bee venom as a nutritive supplement. But what is all of this and how can it possibly be of benefit to us?

Bee products are unusual in the way they are so different yet they contain quite similar properties. They\’re different in the sense of how they come to be. Take bee pollen for example. A nutritionally dense substance which is basically select pollens collected by honeybees from plant life and bundled together into tiny pellets and transported back to the hive. Mixed along the way with certain bee secretions the pollens take on a wide range of nutrients, actually with quite an impressive nutritional profile. Packed with proteins, usable carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, amino-acids – bee pollen is a complex substance which has the capacity to provide us with all of the nutrition our body needs. That in itself is quite remarkable, given the simplicity of its origins in the plant and insect world.

But what of the subject of this paper, “royal Jelly”? It is really quite an interesting substance from the top down. Sharing some of the properties of its cousins from the hive it also contains many useful vitamins and minerals and more importantly perhaps, amino acids. Again, very complex in its structure, it also contains compounds which are not yet fully understood, compounds which may account for the rather unique role it plays within the beehive. This role essentially is in the nutritional nurturing of the bee larvae, creating and ongoing support of the ruler of the hive, the Queen bee. This remarkable insect possesses certain powers which are bestowed only on her and are missing from the rest of her companions in the beehive. These powers include a remarkable capacity for longevity and reproduction, far out-performing the workers/drones on all levels. Her only source of power is through her nutrition – royal jelly.

The story of the beehive becomes complete when you examine the role of propolis, widely termed \’bee glue\’. It is also collected externally from the beehive by the honeybee from the sticky resins of plant bark and leaves, then returned to the hive where it is used to repair cracks in the hive wall and create a sanitary foundation for the hive population. It has strong anti viral and antibiotic properties which essentially seal the hive against viral attacks from the outside world, rather like a computer firewall, to use a modern parallel.

So there you have it. A remarkable place acts as home to these remarkable insects, with the fruits of their labor being available to man as power-packed nutritive substances – bee pollen – propolis – honey and royal jelly.

Hruzaman is published researcher and author of popular health books featuring royal jelly products from the beehive. Researching and writing extensively on royal jelly, the benefits of bee pollen and propolis, the author has distributed this natural health books and products into over 120 countries around the world. You can learn more about the author here Royal Jelly

Hruzaman is a world renowned researcher and author of popular health books featuring royal jelly products from the beehive, with papers covering royal jelly, the benefits of bee pollen and propolis. You can learn more about the author here http://thenaturalshopper.com/resources/royaljellyinfo.html

Author Bio: Hruzaman is published researcher and author of popular health books featuring royal jelly products from the beehive. Researching and writing extensively on royal jelly, the benefits of bee pollen and propolis, the author has distributed this natural health books and products into over 120 countries around the world. You can learn more about the author here Royal Jelly

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