For decades, biology textbooks and popular science writing told a clean story: feed a honeybee larva royal jelly, and it ...

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 ...

Honeybee queens are the lifeline of their colonies, so scientists were stunned to discover they are deliberately poisoning ...

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The curious case of the queen bee has long had scientists pondering whether the head of the hive harbours the secret to a long and healthy life. While queen bees and workers have nearly identical DNA, ...

For centuries, honey bees introduced from Europe quietly became part of life across the Americas, pollinating crops and ...