Queen Honeybees Raised in ‘Buckingham Palace’-Style Royal Courts, Scientists Find
For decades, scientists believed that queen honeybees owed their status largely to diet. Feed an ordinary female larva a steady supply of nutrient-rich royal jelly, the thinking went, and a queen would emerge. New research suggests the process is far more elaborate.
Moumita Basuroychowdhury is a Contributing Reporter at The National Digest. After earning an economics degree at Cornell University, she moved to NYC to pursue her MFA in creative writing. She enjoys reporting on science, business and culture news. You can reach her at moumita.b@thenationaldigest.com.