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Genus Apis - Honey Bees

Honey Bee - Apis mellifera Honeybee - Apis mellifera Spring Beauty Mining Bee (Andrena erigeniae)? - Apis mellifera - female Bee on lavender - Apis mellifera - female saved from the surface of the pool - Apis mellifera - female Honey bee - Apis mellifera Western honey bee  - Apis mellifera Family Andrenidae - Apis mellifera - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Apini (Honey Bees)
Genus Apis (Honey Bees)
Other Common Names
honeybees, stinging honey bees, true honey bees
Explanation of Names
Apis Linnaeus, 1758
apis (L). 'honeybee'
Numbers
A single (introduced) species in our area, 7 spp. worldwide/total(1)
Remarks
The ability to store honey reserves means workers can keep the hive warm by vibrating their wing muscles on cold days and nothing has to go dormant- so they're often out and about in early spring. Taken from a comment by Chuck Entz, 11 April, 2009.