In an effort to extend lifespans and fertility, the UK's Advanced Research + Invention Agency is tapping into the queen bee's royal ability to live longer for the benefit of humanity. Due to her ...

The queen honey bee is genetically identical to the workers in her hive, but she lives 10 times longer and – unlike her sterile sisters – remains reproductively viable throughout life. A study from ...

Honey bee colonies have a surprising way of ensuring survival. When a queen bee weakens due to virus infection, her pheromone signals decline. Worker bees sense this weakness and instinctively raise a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Allan Hazel runs his beekeeping operation, A.P.'s Back Beach Bees, on Sullivan's Island with his ...