European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Explore the European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The European Honey Bee is a social bee managed in apiaries and found around gardens, meadows, and farms across Europe, North America, and Oceania. It lives in colonies whose workers gather nectar and pollen, communicate food locations through dances, and make honey and wax. This managed pollinator is used for honey, wax, and crop pollination, and multiple breeds, varieties, strains, and managed lines exist.

Classification in this archive

Animals › Arthropods › Insects › Hymenoptera › Apidae › Apis

Habitat and distribution

Habitat: apiaries, gardens, meadows, farms
Regions in this record: Europe, North America, Oceania, France, Spain, United States, New Zealand

Conservation field in this record

Managed

Demonstration note

Worker honey bees communicate food locations with a waggle dance.