A beehive operates more like a democracy than a monarchy. In fact, US bee researcher Thomas D. Seeley describes a colony’s social structure as a ‘bee democracy’, where many decisions are made ...

In the intricate world of honeybee colonies, the survival of the hive hinges on the health and productivity of the queen bee. However, if the worker bees detect any signs of weakness in their queen, ...

A baby bumble bee can end up on one of two very different paths. It can grow into a small worker that never reproduces, or become a large future queen built to survive winter and start a colony of her ...

Honeybee queens are the lifeline of their colonies, so scientists were stunned to discover they are deliberately poisoning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worker bees can alter the future of the colony's larvae. The key to this selection process lies in the juvenile hormone. This ...

Study provides insight into how a honeybee queen arises Chambers are built for future queen's larval development Wax for these cells differs physically and chemically Queens also are fed nutrient-rich ...

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns supreme may be less monarchal than the royal title ...

When considering what shapes animal development, factors such as genetics come to mind. For a queen bee, however, her special wax home also has a role. Surprisingly, although queen cells are ...

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