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Western Honey Bee

Photo: @replicoso_imperfetto · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
22 May 2025
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

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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