Royal jelly is the special food consumed by queen bees throughout their lives, allowing them to thrive for six years (exponentially longer than other bees) and grow distinctly large and healthy. Often used as a dietary supplement, royal jelly is packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antibiotic components. Some believe that this remarkable food contains medicinal qualities, anti-aging properties, and can hinder depression. Milky and sweet with a slightly astringent quality, it’s very tasty but imparts unique sour tones that are not present in honey. Derived from pollens that are processed and excreted by the salivary glands of bees, it is collected by beekeepers directly from the queen’s cell.

Some naturopaths believe royal jelly is a natural remedy for headaches. Dissolve this treasure from the beehive in a soothing mug of hot tea.

Fairway Marketplace is brought to you by Fairway Market, a specialty food chain that started back in 1933 with a small fruit and vegetable stand on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Today, Fairway Market is legendary for its experts and expertise in all things food, and a relentless obsession with quality throughout all of the different departments in its stores. In December of 2011, Fairway launched this online shop, so that we could bring the best of the best of what Fairway offers, at the same great values, to those who don’t live near one of our stores. Why keep all of this foodie goodness to ourselves? That simply would not be fair.