A secret to making a queen bee may lie in the wax around it
For centuries, the story of the honeybee queen has been told as a fairy tale of chemical destiny, centered entirely around the legendary power of royal jelly.
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A diet of royal jelly isn't the only thing that makes a queen bee
Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen’s home within the hive
A secret to making a queen bee may lie in the wax around it
Queen-cell wax helps shape honeybee queen development, challenging the idea that royal jelly alone makes a queen, a new study suggests.
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How Honeybees Learned to Build Those Astonishing Honeycombs
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