When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

A marked honey bee queen used during the study shown on a wax comb with adult workers, capped cells containing maturing workers, and open cells containing eggs that will develop into workers. (Photo: ...

When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

SEATTLE — They rule the roost and are key to strengthening the honey bee population in the face of climate change. So who’s got the guts to tell these queens to chill out? Enter Brandon Hopkins an ...

In chess, the queen is the most valuable piece for a player. She’s capable of making any move, which also makes her the most protected after the king. In a bee colony, the queen holds the same rank.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 29, No. 5 (1991), pp. 321-332 (12 pages) The social cohesiveness of eusocial insect colonies is maintained primarily through the utilization of pheromones. In ...

A group of researchers has established a laboratory-based method for tracking the fertility of honey bee queens, using a laboratory set-up that would mimic the key aspects of the hive environment and ...

Queen stingless bees face an increased risk of being executed by worker bees if they mate with two males rather than one, according to new research. Queen stingless bees face an increased risk of ...