That is why they are so expensive -- RJ produced in France sell for 891 Euro per Kg, e.g. The ones sold in US are so cheap because they are all imported from China, I think. I cannot imagine anyone producing it locally here for $50 per Kg. Imported RJ in France sells for 89 Euro per Kg. You can put 60-100 cells per colony and one person can easily handle 6 colonies per day (harvesting and grafting). Average per cell is 25 mg (that is what I remember from experience in 1982 -- my memory might be innacurate). so you can produce 25mg x 60 x 6 = 1500 mg = 1.5 g per day! hmmm... That is not right. perhaps each cell yields 100 mg per day (same weight as a worker, that is probably the maximum)? even then it is only 36 grams... I think I need to charge $400 per lb if I produce it! Anyone wants to buy ? :) :) On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:38:15 -0400, Keith Benson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >That seems like a very intensive process. How much royal jelly does a >skilled producer get from a decent hive? > >Keith > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::