Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or short-lived sterile workers who help rear their sisters rather than lay ...

Penn State scientists uncover how parent genes compete to decide if a honey bee larva becomes a queen or a worker.

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

Then, he and Hara used a special vacuum to safely collect the honey bees in a transport can. The process revealed the bees had already created three honey combs and deposited eggs into each cavity.