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 ...
A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such ...
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 bear destroys Lilac City Honey's hives, but the beekeepers remain optimistic as they restart and welcome a new family ...
There is something entertaining about solving the ‘spot it’ posts. If you are someone who thinks that too, then here is a post you will absolutely love. The post challenges the netizens to spot the ...
The shy queen bee is hiding among the worker bees in this hive. She loves honey and your attention too. Can you spot her within 10 seconds? This optical illusion won't be easy to solve, so we'll need ...
Female honeybees follow a simple code: only the queen lays eggs. If a female worker breaks the code, the other females quickly devour her rogue eggs. The queen even releases chemical signals that ...
Queen honeybees not only mate with lots of males, but they also brag about it to the whole hive. A chemical signal from queen bee glands lets the female worker bees know that her mating dalliances ...