This video investigates the biological process that transforms an ordinary larva into a queen bee. It explains how ...

For generations, scientists believed a queen honeybee was made almost entirely by diet: feed an ordinary larva enough royal jelly and a ruler emerges. But new research suggests queens are created ...

Honeybee queens are made not just by royal jelly, but by an entire colony engineering the perfect royal nursery.

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.

Royal cribs and ladies-in-waiting may seem the exclusive preserve of the monarchy. But scientists have found that queen honeybees also have special attendants who construct heated nurseries to keep ...