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honeybee - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2009 Molly Jacobson

honeybee - Apis mellifera
Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
July 14, 2009
Ok this is a honeybee. But are there different species of honeybee, like i know the africanized honeybee, but are there other species? And what are the common honeybees called?
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 15 July, 2009 - 10:05am
Last updated 9 April, 2017 - 9:17am

Honeybee
European honeybee.
… “Johnny Mullet”, 20 May, 2022 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 6 August, 2009 - 1:59am login or register to post comments

Apis mellifera, European honeybee
Is the common European honeybee. The guide page has this to say about subspecies. This was new info to me.

"There are about 2 dozen recognized subspecies with maybe half a dozen present in the gene pool of our area. Wild bees are mostly hybrids, though usually one of their parent subspecies predominates.

It should be mentioned that the subspecies referred to here are more geographical races than true subspecies, but it's hard to find a solid consensus as to what the correct replacement terminology should be."
… Andrew Williams, 15 July, 2009 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

 
weird
yeah, because i see different kinds of honeybee that look very similar but their abdomen pattern is slightly different.
… Molly Jacobson, 16 July, 2009 - 8:16am login or register to post comments

 
Coloration variations
Yes, their coloration ranges from blonde to brunette. Moreover, they tend to get darker as they age and lose some of the hair.
This one has been visiting the milkweed flowers and have several pollinia clinging to her legs.
… Beatriz Moisset, 30 March, 2011 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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