A queen bee is seen in the center of a hive at Taber's Honey Bee Genetics near Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, April 28, 2004. Taber's is one of about 20 commercial breeders in California who produce ...
The queen honey bee is genetically identical to the workers in her hive, but she lives 10 times longer and -- unlike her sterile sisters -- remains reproductively viable throughout life. A study sheds ...