Category: APis

• European honey bee (Apis mellifera)

  Apidae > Apis > Apis mellifera There are few habitats in northeastern North America where one can escape the reach of the hyper-abundant exotic European honey bee (Apis mellifera). Contrary to popular impression, honey bees are not chubby and black-and-yellow-striped, but rather slender, with golden tones along abdomen. For the most part in the northeast,…

  Bee Watching

  January 10, 2023

  APis, Backyard Bees, Species Page

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• Apis

  Apis is the genus of honey bees, represented by a single species in North America Apis mellifera. Worldwide, the six species of Apis all form eusocial, perennial colonies with egg-laying queens and non-reproductive female workers. Few feral colonies of A. mellifera exist in our region; most honey bees colonies are kept by beekeepers. Given that…

  Bee Watching

  January 9, 2023

  APis, Backyard Bees, Exotic, Genus page

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