But, not so for bumblebees, where the queen is larger but otherwise physically indistinguishable from her workers. In a study published today in PNAS, researchers describe a key difference that sets ...

In this video, Bee expert Peter and I inspect our new bee hive for the second time since getting them and we catch the queen ...

Queen bumblebees have sparser hair on their tongues than worker bees, which makes them less efficient at lapping up nectar, ...

During spring, when queen bumblebees first emerge from hibernation to start their nests, they work incredibly hard foraging ...