No one had ever thought that there might be a specialized group of workers that were building these queen cells,” said bee ...

Honeybee queens come from the same ordinary fertilized female eggs as worker bees. So how does one bee become a queen – with the responsibility of serving as the ​colony’s only baby maker – rather ...

Upcoming research funded by the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will investigate the secrets of longevity in honeybee queens. Queens eat royal jelly, which has antioxidants and less ...

Royal cribs and ladies-in-waiting may seem the exclusive preserve of the monarchy. But scientists have found that queen ...

It sounds like the plot of a medieval historical drama: A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such high-stakes coups ...