NYC Parks Dept. refuses to remove hornets’ nest in Queens, tells residents to pay out of their own pockets
Un-bee-lievable. The NYC Parks Department is giving a terrified Queens neighborhood a stinging response over a massive hornets’…
Honeybee Queens May Pass Toxic Chemicals to the Next Generation
A honeybee queen surrounded by her retinue, which is an ever-changing group of worker bees charged with her…
Honeybee queens offload pesticides to their eggs to survive
Worker bees are the first line of defence when it comes to removing contamination in honeybee colonies, but…
Brooklyn beekeeping program helps people with disabilities build skills, community and confidence
If you tend to run the other way after hearing a buzz, a unique beekeeping program in Brooklyn…
Hive mind: how bees clear colony chemicals
Honeybees are important pollinators worldwide, but their numbers are declining, partly due to harmful pesticides. For the first…
Scientists Thought Royal Jelly Made Queen Bees. They Were Wrong
Royal jelly is only part of what makes a queen honeybee. Scientists found that worker bees build specialized…
Honeybee Queens May Pass Pesticide To Their Eggs, Study Finds
A honeybee queen surrounded by her retinue, which is an ever-changing group of worker bees charged with her…
PLAN BEE: Making queens with good genetics | News
The queen bee is the “mother” of all the bees in a colony. Harry Laidlaw described the honey…
Honeybee queens need a royal palace not just a royal diet, scientists find
For decades, scientists believed the destiny of a honeybee larva to become a queen, rather than a worker,…
Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers
A honeybee larva’s ascent to royalty is shaped by more than gobbling up royal jelly; it is also…
Worker bees build special wax cells that may help raise healthier queens, a study finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build…
In local cemeteries, bees rise from among the dead
Cornell professor of entomology, Bryan Danforth, and his research assistant, Henry Steig, are walking slowly through Webster Union…