They rule the roost and are key to strengthening the honey bee population in the face of climate change.

Bees hatching in early spring become worker bees, which are the foundation for the colony. In midsummer, the queen lays more eggs, which eventually develop into new queens, called gynes, and drone ...

The makeup of microbial species—the microbiome—in a honey bee queen’s gut changes slowly as she ages, while a worker bee’s microbiome changes much more rapidly, according to a new study ...

A beekeeper has said it is more difficult to keep his hives alive because of the growing threat of deadly parasites. William Robson, who runs Chain Bridge Honey Farm in Berwick, Northumberland, said ...

Ken Naumann, Mark L. Winston, Keith N. Slessor, Glenn D. Prestwich, Francis X. Webster, Production and Transmission of Honey Bee Queen (Apis mellifera L.) Mandibular ...

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.

They say love is blind, but bees take that literally. For a queen honeybee, the consequences of being inseminated during sex by a drone bee can be downright a-pollen, new research shows. Bee sperm ...

New laboratory system allows researchers to probe the secret lives of queen bees Date: December 3, 2018 Source: Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana ...

The monarch loved animals, including bees. And after her passing, tradition required that Queen Elizabeth's bees be informed of her death.

Queen bees only continue to reproduce after their first brood has matured. This signifies a closeness with queens and their eggs, which is integral for timing and survival.