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Re: Royal Jelly?
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Zachary Huang <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:46:49 -0400
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More correctly worker jelly.  I think the food worker larvae receives the first 3 days
are very similar to RJ, but the proportions of HPG and MG secretions are different.
The jelly passed around to adults might be mostly HPG secretions (proteins). MG
produces lipids.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:03:08 -0400, allen dick <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Hi Zac,
>
>Thanks for the reply.
>
>&gt; They also pass around some jelly for foragers, adult queen and
>&gt; drones -- this is only known recently.
>
>Seems to me that the larvae all get the same diet for about three days
>immediately after hatching.  Is this royal jelly?
>
>allen
>A Beekeeper's Diary: http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/
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