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1 day ago · Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea. They are currently considered a clade, called Anthophila. [ 1 ]
6 days ago · A honeybee is any of a small group of social bees that make honey. All honeybees live together in nests or hives. There are two honeybee sexes, male and female, and two female castes.
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3 days ago · Today's honey bees constitute three clades: Micrapis (the dwarf honey bees), Megapis (the giant honey bee), and Apis (the western honey bee and its close relatives). [12][14] Most species have historically been cultured or at least exploited for honey and beeswax by humans indigenous to their native ranges.
2 days ago · The western honey bee was one of the first domesticated insects, and it is the primary species maintained by beekeepers to this day for both its honey production and pollination activities. With human assistance, the western honey bee now occupies every continent except Antarctica.
6 days ago · bee, (superfamily Apoidea), any of more than 20,000 species of insects in the suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera), including the familiar honeybee (Apis) and bumblebee (Bombus and Psithyrus) as well as thousands more wasplike and flylike bees. Adults range in size from about 2 mm to 4 cm (about 0.08–1.6 inches).
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Sep 17, 2024 · western honeybee, (Apis mellifera), economically important species of honeybee valued for its pollination services and for its production of honey and beeswax. Western honeybees are native to Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East but are kept and have become naturalized on almost every continent.
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Sep 12, 2024 · There are several ways that we can support wild pollinators, including providing a diverse range of forage plants, reducing stress on honey bee populations, and creating habitat for wild pollinators on beekeeping property.
