Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 1072: Western Honey Bee No. 1072 |

Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) – species of family “Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies“

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

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„Western Honey Bee“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily