>>I am quite sure that in pollen deficiency, affects royal jelly quality, and definitely amounts of royal jelly go down.
Ditto. In the early spring, with less pollen available, one can observe a lot more smaller sized bees being raised. Not the case in the summer or early fall when the young bees are quite plump and uniform.
Waldemar
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