Bees

Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) pollinating yellow flower
Plasterer Bees

Masked Bees

Masked Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Colletidae Genus: Hylaeus The masked bee is a common species found worldwide and plays an important role

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Mexican honey wasp pollinating a flower
Wasps

Mexican Honey Wasps

The Mexican honey wasp is not like the more common species of wasp which are naturally aggressive. However, it is also not exactly like the

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Orange-belted bumblebee pollinating a pink and orange flower
Bumblebees

Orange-Belted Bumblebees

Orange-Belted Bumblebee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Bombus Subgenera Pyrobombus Species: B. ternarius The orange-belted bumblebee is a tricolor bee that has

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Solid black stingless bee sitting on a branch
Social Bees

Stingless Bees

Stingless Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Tribe: Meliponini Genus: Melipona A stingless bee is a bee that appears very similar to a

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Vultures bees harvesting sugars from rotted fruit in order to make honey
Social Bees

Vulture Bees

Vulture Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Trigona Species: Hypogea Vulture bees are stingless bees whose earliest recorded data dates only back

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Wallace's giant bee on a rock face on the island cluster, North Moluccas
Resin Bees

Wallace’s Giant Bee

Wallace’s Giant Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Megachilidae Genus: Megachile (Callomegachile) Species: M. pluto Wallace’s giant bee is an Indonesian resin bee and

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Close up of a lesser wax moth on the ground
Pests & Diseases

Wax Moths

Wax Moth Classification Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Genus: Galleria or Achoria Species: Galleria mellonella and Achroia grisella The wax moth is a parasite

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An ashy mining bee pollinating the hawthorn flower
Mining Bees

Ashy Mining Bees

Ashy Mining Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Andrenidae Genus: Andrena Species: Andrena cineraria Ashy mining bees are solitary digging bees, which means that

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Close up side view of a blue banded bee resting on a stick
Ground Nesting Bees

Blue-Banded Bees

Blue-Banded Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Tribe: Anthophorini Genus: Amegilla Subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla [1] Species: Fourteen species of blue banded bees

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Honey-Bee-Colonies
Honey Bees

Honey Bee Colonies

Honey bees are eusocial insects that live in colonies A honey bee colonies are complex societies consisting of members of the same species coexisting together

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