Tag Archive for 'Hive'

Bee longevity, like any phenotypic expression, is the result of both environmental exposure and the bees’ genome. Image credit: Martin Tajmr.

Study: Caged Honeybees are Living Half as Long as Observed 50 Years Ago

Nov 14, 2022 by News Staff

In a new study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, a duo of researchers at the University of Maryland found that the median lifespan of...

An eastern honeybee (Apis cerana). Image credit: Rushen B.

Eastern Honeybees Use Animal Feces to Protect Their Colonies from Giant Hornets

Dec 11, 2020 by News Staff

In a paper published this week in the journal PLoS ONE, an international team of researchers described an extraordinary collective defense used by eastern...

Tetragonula carbonaria worker bees are observed to spend time clustered at the growing edges of terraces. Image credit: Tim Heard.

Stingless Tetragonula Bees Build Their Combs Like a Crystal

Jul 27, 2020 by Sergio Prostak

According to a new study led by University of Cambridge researchers, the processes that drive atoms or molecules to aggregate as a crystal have the same...