beekeeping

Is it true that if you eat the queen bee all of the worker bees become your minions?

I heard about this on National Geographic.

They do not become your minion. The bee colony is centered to the queen bee as it is the only individual in the colony with the capability to breed and renew the colony’s numbers. Thus without the queen a colony would soon be wiped out with no new bees born. If you have a queen bee, the entire colony will follow it and make the nest whereever the queen resides. Beekeepers often use this method … Continue Reading