Every colony of bees is overseen by a queen who produces all the colony's eggs, but what makes a queen bee a queen? For ...

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 ...

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.

By Marta Serafinko June 10 (Reuters) - Honeybee queens come from the same ordinary fertilized female eggs as worker bees. So ...

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 ...