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Carniolan honey bee — Taxobox | name = Carniolan bee |200px|Carniolan honeybee image width = 250px status = secure regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Apidae genus = Apis species = A. mellifera subspecies = A. m.… … Wikipedia
bee — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A stinging, honey gathering insect] Social classes: queen, worker, drone (male). Varieties include: domestic: CaucAsian, Madagascar, three banded, three band golden, golden CaucAsian, black, Italian, German, Carniolan,… … English dictionary for students
Italian bee — noun yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits • Hypernyms: ↑honeybee, ↑Apis mellifera * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized I : a honeybee predominantly yellowish in color that resembles the Carniolan bee in habits … Useful english dictionary
European honey bee — Taxobox name = Western honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) image caption = Honey bee approaching a Milk Thistle flowerhead regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea familia =… … Wikipedia
Queen bee — For other uses, see Queen bee (disambiguation). Carniolan queen bee with attendants on a honeycomb. The term queen bee is typically used to refer to an adult, mated female that lives in a honey bee colony or hive; she is usually the mother of… … Wikipedia
European dark bee — Taxobox name = European dark bee image width = 250px image caption = The Savoie honeybee has rather light wings for a black bee. Note ample hair on thorax and black abdomen with little hair. regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta … Wikipedia
Honey bee — For other uses, see Honey bee (disambiguation). This article refers collectively to all true honey bees; for the common domesticated honey bee, see European honey bee. Honeybees Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Africanized bee — Killer bee redirects here. For other uses, see Killer bees (disambiguation). Africanized honey bee Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Diseases of the honey bee — or abnormal hive conditions include: Contents 1 Pests and parasites 1.1 Varroa mites 1.1.1 Treatment 1.2 Acarine (Tracheal) mit … Wikipedia
Drone (bee) — A drone bee. Drone bees are characterized by their larger eyes, larger bodies (though the queen is usually even bigger), and stouter abdomens. Drones are male honey bees. They develop from eggs that have not been fertilized, and they cannot sting … Wikipedia
