Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...

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

A new study from Penn State University has uncovered the molecular mechanisms behind one of nature’s most fascinating transformations: how genetically identical honeybee larvae become either queens or ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...

Solitary bees are a diverse group of wild bees that nest alone rather than in hives or colonies like honeybees or bumblebees ...

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Let’s keep the buzz going on my recent columns about Kentucky state symbols and talk this week about Kentucky’s state insect, the honey bee, which is, for most of ...

Her team observed that male wild bees latch onto potential female honey bee mates, who generally flew away immediately. Secondly, female wild bees with pollen loads were seen flying into honey bees, ...

Hunter says there is also an "only one bee mentality, and this is helping create the pollination mess we find ourselves in today." Mason bees are among the 4,000 types of bees native to the U.S.

Fitness fight: Native bees struggle against invasive honey bee Date: May 19, 2025 Source: Curtin University Summary: New research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be ...