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Re: Royal Jelly Collection
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Gordon Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 12 Feb 1996 19:51:02 +0000
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On Sun, 11 Feb 1996, Scott A. Binkley wrote:
 
> I've seen many posts on collecting pollen, and propolis, but none with
> regards to
> collecting royal jelly.
>
> Can anyone explain how they do it?
 
The only realistic method I personally know of uses a tool
like a little tiny vacuum cleaner to suck the stuff out of the
cells. _Very_ labour intensive, which is probably why so much
comes from China where labour is cheap.
 
Regards,
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Gordon Scott   [log in to unmask]   Hampshire, England.
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