
CATCH THE BUZZ- Royal Jelly is not the Whole Story
Royal jelly does not a queen make! What makes a queen? For bees, it’s long been believed that queenliness depends on a special diet…
Read MoreRoyal jelly does not a queen make! What makes a queen? For bees, it’s long been believed that queenliness depends on a special diet…
Read MoreOSU honey bee researcher Ramesh Sagili inspects a European honeybee in a carrot seed field near Madras (Photo: Lynn Ketchum/OSU) CORVALLIS, Ore. – New research shows…
Read MoreMartin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg In the first few days after they hatch, honey bee larvae feed on royal jelly secreted by the hypopharyngeal glands of adult…
Read MoreBy Scott Schrage Judy Wu-Smart, an entomologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has published new research suggesting that a popular class of nicotine-based insecticides…
Read MoreBy Kim Kaplan Temperature extremes during shipping and elevated pathogen levels may be contributing to honey bee queens failing faster today than in the…
Read MoreAustralian National University IMAGE: Luke Holman. Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and keeps them as sterile…
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