Важливість та унікальність маточного молочка бджіл

Олег КЛИМ; Марія ВОРОБЕЛЬ; Йосип РІВІС; Богдан ГУТИЙ; Юрій КОВАЛЬСЬКИЙ

doi:10.32636/01308521.2025-(78)-2-13

The importance and uniqueness of royal milk of bees

Authors

Oleh KLYM Institute of Agriculture of Carpathian Region of NAAS Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3134-9558
Mariia VOROBEL Institute of Agriculture of Carpathian Region of NAAS Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4387-4173
Yosyp RIVIS Institute of Agriculture of Carpathian Region of NAAS Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6249-3440
Bogdan GUTYJ Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies of Lviv Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-8776
Yurii KOVALSKYI Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies of Lviv Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-5844

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32636/01308521.2025-(78)-2-13

Keywords:

honeybees, royal jelly, bee pollen, perga, biochemical composition, nutrients, prevention

Abstract

One of the urgent problems of beekeeping is the development of modern technologies to increase production, in particular, of the royal jelly. The work provides a review of the literature on the uniqueness of bee royal jelly. Royal jelly is a biologically active product of beekeeping, which has numerous medicinal properties and is widely used in medicine, cosmetology and the food industry. This product also plays an important role in dietary nutrition. It has a general tonic effect, stimulates metabolism, restores the function of endocrine glands, improves hematopoiesis and activity of the heart and digestive organs, increases oxygen consumption by tissues and activates carbohydrate oxidation processes, which promotes tissue respiration and tissue growth as well as organ development. Studies confirm that royal jelly has antibacterial properties, accelerates wound healing and has radioprotective effects. Analysis of the literature indicates a very complex chemical composition of royal jelly, which is represented by about 100 different substances, the content of which varies depending on the periods of its selection, methods of storage, and processing. Due to its physical properties and chemical composition, bee royal jelly is a unique product of beekeeping, containing many nutrients and biologically active substances that affect the development of bees. The physiological role of these substances in the body of bees and other animals requires further research.

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Oleh KLYM, Mariia VOROBEL, Yosyp RIVIS, Bogdan GUTYJ, & Yurii KOVALSKYI. (2025). The importance and uniqueness of royal milk of bees. Foothill and Mountain Agriculture and Stockbreeding, 78(2), 140-151. https://doi.org/10.32636/01308521.2025-(78)-2-13

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