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Why do bees have queens? 2 biologists explain this insect’s social structure – and why some bees don’t have a queen at all
A queen’s main job in the hive is to lay eggs and pass genes on to offspring. But many bee species do just fine without queens or big colonies.
Aviva Liebert
A gentle tap to the hive can reveal health of honeybee colonies, study confirms
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University investigated how thousands of bees reacted in unison to a very short and weak vibrational knock delivered at randomized times to a number of hives.
Honey bees are suprisingly abundant, research shows – but most are wild, not managed in hives
Wild honey bee colonies outnumber those managed in commercial hives.
Francis Ratnieks
A new bee species gnaws its nest holes into stone
Full confirmation of this hardy species took five decades of scientific study.
Jeff Mitton
