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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2004 pdyar

Honey Bee - Apis mellifera - Apis mellifera
Harmony, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
August 29, 2004
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Apini
Genus: Apis
Species: A. mellifera (Apis mellifera)
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Contributed by pdyar on 11 June, 2008 - 11:43am
Last updated 9 July, 2008 - 6:53pm

Apis mellifera
Looks like a regular honey bee to me. I'm surprised to see it on that plant though, is it a Sedum?
… MrILoveTheAnts, 11 June, 2008 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Sedum
it is a sedum. These bees hit this sedum in droves every fall. I could get a picture with 100 of these bees on this plant!
… pdyar, 11 June, 2008 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
What variety of sedum is it?
What variety of sedum is it? I have a dark variety called Jack Black that gets loads of bees.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 11 June, 2008 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Sedum variety is Autumn Joy
is "Herbstfreude" (hylotelephium) "Autumn Joy" - attracts bees, wasps and hornets in addition to butterflies late summer and early fall.
… pdyar, 15 June, 2008 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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