The average life span of a honey bee is about 40 days, except for the single bee selected to be a Queen. Living on a milky white glandular secretion called Royal Jelly, the Queen lives for 5 YEARS! For humans, the nutrients in Royal Jelly supply energy, alertness, and vitality. Royal Jelly is one of the world's richest natural sources of pantothenicacid. Pure Royal Jelly with powdered 5 to 10 year old American Ginseng. (Ginseng promotes human adrenaline production.)