Scientists discover a gene in honey bees that solve the mystery over virgin birth
In the study done on Cape honey bee, found in South Africa it was found that the gene has allowed worker bees to lay eggs that only produce females instead of the normal males that other honey bees do.
May 09, 2020, 15:43 PM IST
This 12-year-old Indian girl is building robots to save honey bees - Read
Using a combination of robotics and hi-tech components, Vignesh has developed a Bee Saver Bot that removes honey bees -- the species primarily responsible for pollination and honey production around the world -- safely and carefully without harming them or humans.
Apr 12, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Honey bees have better vision than previously thought
Bee vision has been studied ever since the pioneering research of Karl von Frisch in 1914, which reported bees' ability to see colours through a clever set of training experiments.
Apr 07, 2017, 17:51 PM IST
Honey bees use sophisticated signals to warn peers of danger
These signals have different effects depending upon type of danger and the context.
Mar 26, 2016, 19:55 PM IST
Honey bees larvae absorb social culture of hive
The larvae were from a variety of queens, with sister larvae divided between high- and low-aggression colonies.
Nov 03, 2015, 16:14 PM IST
Even honeybees love coffee!
A new study found that bees may select caffeinated nectar over an uncaffeinated, though otherwise equal-quality alternative.
Oct 16, 2015, 14:31 PM IST
