The molecular mechanisms driving honey bee fate have been revealed. Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, have been confirmed in northern Alabama counties. State apiary inspector Phillip Carter said it can be difficult to identify ...

Queen bee standing on a supersedure cell (peanut-shaped structure, center). Within the supersedure cell is a new queen bee that the workers have reared as a replacement. It sounds like the plot of a ...

A honey bee colony runs like a perfectly organised society, with the queen at its heart, laying eggs and producing pheromones that keep order. Yet sometimes, the workers take a shocking step and ...

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Alison McAfee receives funding from Project Apis m. She is affiliated with the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists and the British Columbia Honey Producers' Association. University of ...