> The queen is very directed and regimented in everything she does, from her mating flight to her regular, consistent egg-laying prowess. Given her central role

> The queen is very directed and regimented in everything she does, from her mating flight to her regular, consistent egg-laying prowess. Given her central role and even her name, it is understandable that the layman assumes the queen to be a decision-maker, of sorts. This is not the case at all. > She is the star of the hive, because of her egg-laying abilities, but is controlled by an overall puppet master – the collection of worker bees. Right at the start of the article my friend...