Honeybees Apis Mellifera
Honeybees are members of the family Apidae and belong to a family of social bees which include bumble bees and the tropical stingless bees of the genus Meliponinal. The honeybees make a living by pollinating flowers which they use for honey, nectar and pollen to support many worker bees and a queen bee. ... The honeybees communicate through “dance language”. ... The genus, Apis, is compromised of seven different species: Apis Dorsata, the Giant or Rock Honeybee; Apis Florea, which is very similar to Apis Andreniformis, The Little Honeybee (or the Dwarf and Midget Bee); Apis Laboriosa; Apis Koschevnikovi, the Red Honeybee; Apis Cerana, the Eastern or Oriental Honeybee and Apis Mellifera, the common, Western Honeybee. ... Apis Dorsata is found in the Philippines, Apis Florea and Apis Andreniformis (recently recognized as two species because they were so similar) are found in Southern China and Malaysia, Apis Laboriosa is found at high elevations in Nepal, Apis Koschevnikovi is found in northern Borneo and Apis Cerana which is found across Europe, Africa, Asia and Indonesia. ... In the Apis Mellifera species there are many geographical races, distributed widely throughout Europe, Africa and parts of the west.