时差N小时:蜂王浆(上) The Royal Jelly

According to legend, King Arthur gained the crownby pulling a sword from a rock.

根据传说，亚瑟王当年是从岩石里拔出一把剑从而得到了王位。

Queen honeybees have an equally enchanting way ofascending to the throne. Introducing… the RoyalJelly!

而蜂王也是通过类似的方式登上王位的。那就是蜂王浆。

This special jelly is made of water, proteins, fattyacids, organic acids, vitamins and minerals.

这是一种特别的粘稠浆状物，由水分，蛋白质，脂肪酸，有机酸，维生素和矿物质组成。

These substances are mixed with bee milk, a liquid produced by young worker bees.

这些物质与王浆混合在一起，王浆是一种由年轻的工蜂产生的液体。When the reining queen begins to showsigns of old age, worker bees select her successors from among the developing queen beelarvae.

到了当权蜂王开始衰老的时候，工蜂们就会从蜂王幼虫中挑选出继任者。

Although all baby bees are fed royal jelly at first, queen bee larvae receive extra helpings andcontinue to be fed the rich food longer than regular larvae.

虽然刚开始所有的蜜蜂宝宝都是吃的蜂王浆，但比起普通的幼虫，蜂王幼虫会得到额外的关注，并且会一直有丰富的食物。

The jelly fed to developing queens is also packed with higher concentrations of sugar andvarious proteins.

蜂王吃的东西含有更多的糖类和各种维生素。