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    (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved

  • Western Honey Bee, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Lê Thanh Hoa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) jim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) bramblejungle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) bramblejungle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) 彭元岐, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Worldwide
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About

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey for the winter.

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