In the intricate world of honeybee colonies, the survival of the hive hinges on the health and productivity of the queen bee.
That’s a good question, because it’s complicated. A queen bee is a female bee that is the only bee in the hive to lay eggs. She is also the largest bee in the hive. If you think that wasps have queens ...
A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such ...
This spot attracts wasps because it's a dark place for them to hide while providing shelter from the frost, but luckily you ...
This is not the plot of a new Game of Thrones spinoff, but a common and violent reality in honey bee colonies. As with any ...
Sarah Kaplan receives funding from the Canadian Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion through the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub. Isabel Fernandez-Mateo does not work for, consult, own ...
Scientists are unraveling the mysteries behind a persistent problem in commercial beekeeping that is one of the leading causes of colony mortality -- queen bee failure. Scientists at UBC are ...