May play an important role in honeybee nutrition. It is found in the royal jelly which is the food of the queen honey bee larva. The royal jelly determines the development of the young larvae and is responsible for the high reproductive ability of the honeybee queen. Royal jelly. Found in the hypopharyngeal glands. Produced in the cephalic glands of the nurse honeybee. N-linked core structure contains mannose (which consists of 8-alpha-mannosyl residues, one beta-mannosyl residue, and chitobiose). Belongs to the major royal jelly protein family.