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

New research shows that viruses weaken honey bee queens, lowering pheromone signals and energy, causing workers to replace them.

Honey bee colonies have a surprising way of ensuring survival. When a queen bee weakens due to virus infection, her pheromone ...

Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...

My weekend started out driving the De Beque Cutoff, on the way to my honeybee yard in Collbran. I watched a crow harass a golden eagle in the air. At the bee yard I hoped to save some hives from ...

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

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