https://freerepublic.com/tag/royaljelly/ en-us Tue, 7 Jul 2026 17:17:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4387048/posts Royal jelly is only part of what makes a queen honeybee. Scientists found that worker bees build specialized “royal cribs” and work together to create the ideal environment for raising the colony’s future queen. Credit: Shutterstock Honeybee queens are made not just by royal jelly, but by an entire colony engineering the perfect royal nursery. For years, scientists believed the recipe for creating a honeybee queen was surprisingly simple. Feed an ordinary larva enough royal jelly, and it develops into the colony’s ruler. A new study, however, reveals that becoming a queen depends on far more than diet. Researchers found... Scitech Daily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4387048/posts#comment Tue, 7 Jul 2026 17:17:06 GMT