Bee reproduction studies set to strengthen colonies

One‑third of the food we eat depends on a tiny worker most people rarely think about -- the honey bee.

But across the U.S., beekeepers have seen honey bee colonies collapse at alarming rates.

Now a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists is looking inside the hive for answers.

A new research effort is exploring how the reproductive health of honey bee queens and their mates, or drones, sha…