
Honey Bee swarm ©Margaret Holland

Honey Bee ©Nick Upton/2020VISION

Honey Bees ©Chris Gomersall/2020VISION
Honey Bee
Scientific name: Apis mellifera
The black-and-gold Honey Bee is well-known as a hive bee: semi-domesticated for thousands of years to produce honey for human consumption. It is also an important pollinator of flowers and crops.
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Length: 1.2cmConservation status
Common.