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Species Apis mellifera - Western Honey Bee


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Western Honey Bee
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Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama26106 2  252 
Alaska    31 3    
Alberta     1  4   
Arizona1551817734123 
Arkansas124  2  9163 
British Columbia  123 71042  
California111016172627322010998
Colorado1 31 7446   
Connecticut      1 3   
Delaware   13   3   
District of Columbia     1      
Florida531695275221757
Georgia 142126 11 1
Idaho  112121331 
Illinois  562469821 
Indiana  12 2216   
Iowa   25261052  
Kansas      3142  
Kentucky        1   
Louisiana2 3 1 1134  
Maine   73435243 
Manitoba    1  11   
Maryland223467465 2 
Massachusetts   33615933  
Michigan 1 113214 1 
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minnesota     21131   
Mississippi   4 3      
Missouri 2 4111343  
Montana    3 2131  
Nebraska  3 423 61  
Nevada  7       2 
New Brunswick1 12 11103 1 
New Hampshire   1 1412 1  
New Jersey   4 436431 
New Mexico   31 1 1311
New York  235152313621 
Newfoundland/Labrador   3 4262   
North Carolina411152915 10722
North Dakota         1  
Northwest Territories    1       
Nova Scotia   1 1      
Ohio     1421   
Oklahoma5 513 4121  
Ontario   1521207911 
Oregon 377 8915 14  
Pennsylvania 1111419785  
Quebec     26642  
Rhode Island  23    1   
Saskatchewan     1 422  
South Carolina   101 1 236 
South Dakota  1 1   1 1 
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tennessee  31 31 111 
Texas8372263101341151
Utah 2   1 214  
Vermont    3242 2  
Virginia1338 23 5534
Washington  27131910512 
West Virginia   1    4  1
Wisconsin  1 33751   
Wyoming      11    

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