honey beelarvaemicroRNAcaste differentiationAlthough the honey bee queen and worker have identical genomes, they exhibit morphological, behavioral, and reproductive differences. Queen larvae (QL) and worker larvae (WL) have different gene and protein expression profiles and different DNA methylation ...
In this study, we investigated whether differences in the reproductive biology of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens and laying workers are reflected in their eggs. We first tested the capacity of queen- and worker-laid male eggs to withstand dry conditions, by incubating samples at 30.0, 74.9,...
Article: Worker and queen honey bee behavior during foreign queen introduction
When a honey bee colony loses its queen the primary queen signal, queen mandibular gland pheromone declines, which initiates immediate and well documented changes in worker behavior. However, little is known regarding behavioral changes that might occur if queen pheromone levels are increased. To inve...
The queen bee is the mother of the honey bee hive. The life cycle of the queen bee and her effect on the hive is fascinating. These FAQs will explain all.
with caste-related tasks and reproductive development mostly controlled by means of pheromones produced by the queen and brood1,2. While the reproductive role of the queen in most honey bee colonies is firmly maintained, especially in European subspecies of the Western honey bee (Apis melliferaL....
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Researchers have long known that diet plays an important role in the complex process that determines whether a honeybee larva will become a worker or a queen. While the workers primarily consume beebread, the queens feast on royal jelly secreted by the glands of nurse bees. Beebread contains ...
Honey Bee Facts #3: Who Has The Stinger? The Queen bee’s stinger is curved with no barbs on it and she can use it many times. Drone bees have no stinger. Unlike the stingers in wasps, the Worker bees in the hive have a stinger that is barbed. When the bee pulls away, the barb...
Welcome to Queen Bee's Honey House, in the Tunkhannock PA area. The owner of Honey House, Robin Kaminstein, is dedicated to providing the highest quality of honey to her customers. The honey is collected from three apiraries and more than 30 hives and processed by the Honey House staff....