Queen bees are violently ousted if worker bees smell weakness

A healthy queen can lay as many as 850 to 3,200 eggs per day, which is more than her whole body weight,” study co-author Dr.
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When loyalty fades: Inside the secret uprisings against honey bee queens

The research team found that common viruses can damage a queen’s ovaries, reducing both her egg-laying rate and the ...

Why honey bees overthrow their queen

A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such ...
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