From the early morning hugs to the postrace bouquets, the Queen Bee Half Marathon was a true celebration of sisterhood. 65,000 runners buzzed up Reading Road for either a 4- or 13-mile tour of the ...

Every spring, Canadian beekeepers await the arrival of queen bees crucial to their industry. The queens that populate Canadian bee colonies through the season largely do not come from Canada at all.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blue marked Queen of a Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) colony is searching for a place to insert an egg. A ...

In the intricate world of honeybee colonies, the survival of the hive hinges on the health and productivity of the queen bee. However, if the worker bees detect any signs of weakness in their queen, ...

If you ever bought a bottle of vitamins, you’ve probably seen supplements touting the benefits of royal jelly—a substance worker bees secrete from their glands—on the shelf nearby. It can also be ...

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to ...

Alma Rodriguez stands in the main room of Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center after a press conference on Monday. Courtesy Queen Bee’s For nearly 16 years, Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in North ...

When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

Upcoming research funded by the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will investigate the secrets of longevity in honeybee queens. Queens eat royal jelly, which has antioxidants and less ...