Types of Bees

What is a stingless bee - a stingless bee standing alone
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

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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ashy mining bee harvesting resources from a yellow 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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Two blue banded bees holding onto a twig whilst they rest
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 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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Honey Bees

Honey Bees

Honey bees are eusocial insects that live in colonies Honey bees are eusocial insects belonging to the Apidae family and the genus Apis. They are known

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Honey-bee-sting
Honey Bees

Honey Bee Sting

Honey bee inserting its stinger into human skin Honey bees sting as a defence mechanism to protect the colony. When an intruder invades, the workers

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Sweat Bees

Furrow Bees

Furrow bees are also called Sweat bees One of the most populous families of bees is also the most biodiverse. Furrow bees, also known as

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Drone honey bees outside hive
Honey Bees

Drone Honey Bee

The male species of honey bees are called drone honey bees Drone honey bees are the males of the species. They are produced when a

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