Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Bees Apidae


19 April 2016

Probably the best known bee, the honeybee has been making honey for humans for thousands of years. In the wild they live in wooded areas in large hives made of wax honeycombs. The queen lays eggs whilst the workers care for the young, almost like a giant bee nursery! Every year a new queen will either take the place of her mother, or she will leave to start a colony of her own.


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