Bees challenge beliefs on royal jelly by building unique chamber for queen.

Traditionally, the process of queen-making in honeybees was thought to hinge solely on royal jelly. However, a recent study indicates that this view is incomplete, revealing that a specially constructed wax chamber, which is kept warm and humid, also plays a crucial role. Research published in Nature and reported by A-Z Animals shows that royal jelly alone does not explain how a colony produces a new queen. Worker bees build unique queen chambers from wax that create a more suitable environment for developing queens compared to standard worker cells.