Scientists have long believed the key to making a young honeybee into a queen was to feed her royal jelly. Royal jelly is a ...

For decades, scientists thought royal jelly was the secret ingredient that turned an ordinary honeybee larva into a queen.

Researchers have identified "DNA switches" that become active as honeybee larvae grow into worker bees, offering new insight ...

Researchers also discover bees can adjust their diets when pollen sources do not provide healthy level of nutrients ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

A baby bumble bee can end up on one of two very different paths. It can grow into a small worker that never reproduces, or ...