The chemicals in their nearby environment are what make the embryos develop into Queen bees. It makes one wonder what sort of nearby chemical environments do to human embryo development.

What a foreboding headline. I know it's not intended to be, but it comes across as downright sinister.

What happens if a drone (male) larva is reared in a queen cell with royal jelly?

I’ve always wondered what or how queen bees were made. It’s almost as they were a different insect.

Fascinating. Sharing with a beekeeper friend, thank you