The three authors will take the sting out of the Queen Bee Syndrome by introducing the characteristics of the queen bee, the colony, and the hive. This chapter will feature narratives from the all-female department in which the three authors are employed and discuss the evidenced-based strategies their department has purposefully implemented to promote support for one another. Each author brings a unique perspective to this topic. Though they work together in an all-female department with a female department chair and female dean, they coordinate different programs within that department, bring different experience to their roles, and have reached different stages of motherhood. The chapter will introduce the Communities of Practice Framework as the structure for their “hive.” Strategies for creating a sisterhood with intentionality will also be shared. Lessons learned for overcoming short-term barriers and long-term educational trends will conclude the chapter. The theme of a “colony of bees” will be carried throughout the chapter.

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