1. Royal Jelly is a thick, milky substance secreted from the pharyngeal glands of a special group of young nurse bees between their 6th and 12th days of life after birth.

The nutritional significance of Royal Jelly is the fact that the differentiation of the female larvae is totally dependent upon their early developmental stage. In the larvae stage, they are absolutely identical and feed on Royal Jelly for the first three days after hatching. The fertilized eggs give rise to females which are either sexually immature small workers bees or large, fertile queens.

From the fourth day on, only the special larvae selected to become the Queen continues to be fed with Royal Jelly throughout her entire life, while the worker bees are fed on regular hone and pollen. The fascinating discover was that nutrition was the only distinctive difference between the worker bees and the Queen. The Queen Bee is made, not born. The Queen Bee is mother of a quarter of a million bees, and amazingly lays over 2,000 eggs in a single day. The life span of the Queen lasts for to five years, contrary to the considerably shorter lives of workers, an average of 3 months or less. Royal jelly is truly a miracle food!

2. Propolis is a resinous, substance gathered by the bees from the leaf buds or the bark of certain trees, and bushes. The bees then use the propolis as a “cement” that lines the walks of the hive in which they prepare honey, pollen, royal jelly and other related by – products. Nature has provided bees with this substance to keep them and their hives free of germs in spite of 40,000 to 50,000 bees being crammed into close quarters in the hive.

3. As the world pioneer in certified organic bee farming, we have the true knowledge of quality differences between cold regions and warmer climates. Thousands of northern miles are traveled to find the perfectly isolated regions, ecologically health and safe, where vigorous plants must store maximum nutrients and energy to flourish in the brisk environment. When the bees bring the pollen in the hive, they maintain the freshness naturally be lowering the moisture content, so that it can be protected from moisture damage. Our Bio Bee pollen is carefully preserved with the same low moisture content. The exact nutritional profile also varies significantly depending on the plants sources and growing conditions. Y.S. Bio Bee Pollen is harvested and blended from these regional plants, the vast Canadian northern frontier, which product the richest, purest, healthiest and safest bee pollen far beyond comparison. Over 200 stringent quality inspections are done be independent certifying agents. Y.S. organic beekeepers have been dedicated to research and develop true quality bee products.