In the intricate world of honeybee colonies, the survival of the hive hinges on the health and productivity of the queen bee.

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This is not the plot of a new Game of Thrones spinoff, but a common and violent reality in honey bee colonies. As with any ...

Where do all of the bees go in the winter? Discover where their buzz goes and how they survive the cold winter months.

Last week’s column (March 22, AJ’s Gardening for You) briefly explored the critical importance of honey bees to the foods we rely on for healthy and varied nourishment. Honey bees are the link between ...

A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such ...

Wild queen bumblebees get killed by worker bees inside commercial hives after they are lured in by vibrant colors and the promise of usurping the resident queen. When you purchase through links on our ...

May in Indianapolis means the roar of engines at the track. But this year, there's another noise associated with the 500-mile race: the hum of thousands of bees. During the 2023 Indy 500, bees swarmed ...

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 ...

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The hives of honeybees show a division of labor that, as suggested by a perspective in the latest issue of Science, the powers that be in Brave New World would be proud of. Young workers service the ...