Types of Bees

Male stingless giant honey bee drone
Honey Bees

Giant Honey Bees

Giant Honey Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Apis Species: Apis dorsata The giant honey bee is a species of bee known

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Eastern male carpenter bee harvesting nectar from purple flower - Xylocopa virginica
Carpenter Bees

Eastern Carpenter Bees

Eastern Carpenter Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Xylocopa Species: Xylocopa virginica Eastern carpenter bees are a species of bee in the

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Honey Bees

Scout Bees

Scout bee is a type of honey bee that searches for new nesting sites for honey bees when they are ready to swarm.  There are

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Male Andrena mining bee on blade of grass
Solitary Bees

Andrena Bees

Andrena Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Andrenidae Genus: Andrena Andrena is one of the largest genera of insects, including more than 1,500 species.[1]

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Swarm of caucasian honey bees
Honey Bees

Caucasian Honey Bees

Caucasian Honey Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Apis Species: A. mellifera Apis mellifera caucasia, the Caucasian honey bee, is capable of

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Close up shot of a giant resin bee resting on a stick
Resin Bees

Giant Resin Bees

Giant Resin Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Megachilidae Genus: Megachile Species: M. sculpturalis The giant resin bee, Megachile sculpturalis, is a species of

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andrena mining bee female in nest
Ground Nesting Bees

Ground Nesting Bees

Ground Nesting Bee Classification Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Apidae Genus: Halictidae, Ptilothrix, Colletes, Andrenidae, Megachilidae Species: There are 16 known species of Ptilothrix, over

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