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4 days ago · Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea. They are currently considered a clade, called Anthophila. [1]
1 day ago · Learn about bees, any of more than 20,000 species of insects that pollinate flowers and produce honey and wax. Find out the differences between bees and wasps, the roles of bees in ecology, and the diversity of bee families and habitats.
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4 days ago · A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect within the genus Apis of the bee clade, all native to mainland Afro-Eurasia.
Jun 27, 2024 · Honeybee, any of a group of insects in the family Apidae that in a broad sense includes all bees that make honey. All honeybees are social insects and live together in nests or hives. There are two honeybee sexes, male and female, and two female castes.
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2 days ago · The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing" or "honey carrying", referring to the species' production of honey.
Jun 25, 2024 · Western honeybee, (Apis mellifera), economically important species of honeybee (order Hymenoptera) valued for its pollination services and for its production of honey and beeswax. Western honeybees are native to Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East but are kept and have become naturalized.
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