Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The queen, on the right with a larger, darker body, is bigger than the worker bees in the colony and lives several times longer.

In chess, the queen is the most valuable piece for a player. She’s capable of making any move, which also makes her the most protected after the king. In a bee colony, the queen holds the same rank.

When gardening, you have probably seen large, fuzzy, yellow and black bumble bees zipping from flower to flower, collecting pollen and nectar to bring back to their nests. Perhaps you have also seen ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Constantly buzzing and busy, the importance of bees on Earth can’t be overstated. Across the planet, there’s thousands of species of bees. Bees are responsible for pollinating ...

Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto contributed this story. A bumble bee queen has a lot resting on her wings. She lives for four seasons. During that time, she will survive winter, ...