 A lone honeybee (Apis mellifera) sits atop a hive. Image by Tanner Smida, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY 4.0 |
The Honey BeesHoney bee Honey bee Colonial flying insect For other uses, see Honey bee (disambiguation). A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect from the genus Apis of the largest bee family, Apidae.[1] Honey bees are known for their construction of perennial nests within cavities (i.e. beehives) containing hexagonal cells made of secreted wax,[2] their large colony sizes, and their routine regurgitation of digested carbohydrates as surplus food storage in the form of honey, the lattermost of which distinguishes their hives as a prized foraging target of many mellivorous animals including honey badgers, bears and human hunter-gatherers. Quick facts Scientific classification, Type species ... Honey bee Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J… (Source: Wikipedia)
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