Worker bees help decide which bumblebee larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormone during growth period.

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns supreme may be less monarchal than the royal title ...

If you ever bought a bottle of vitamins, you’ve probably seen supplements touting the benefits of royal jelly—a substance worker bees secrete from their glands—on the shelf nearby. It can also be ...

Labor Day honors workers. And with good reason, indeed for more reasons that many people consider: Ever more is expected of the worker bee. Often with the Damoclean sword above their heads, they’re ...

In the intricate world of honeybee colonies, the survival of the hive hinges on the health and productivity of the queen bee. However, if the worker bees detect any signs of weakness in their queen, ...

Scientists are examining the extraordinary colony-building capacities of solo queen bumblebees to better understand cognition ...

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining ...