How is a queen bee chosen?

Daisy Dobrijevic discovers the queen bees and alpha females of the animal kingdom.

Structured, social and remarkably sophisticated, a bustling woodland ant community is home to engineers, farmers, nurses and warriors

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THERE’S nothing better in midsummer than going into the garden and listening to the buzzing of bees going about their business – especially if you are taking the chance to sit and relax! Similarly, it

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Worldwide, bees are suffering the impact of disease and pesticides, but one unique archipelago, 30 miles out to sea, offers hope for the preservation of the British native bee