Apis mellifera
Honey Bee

Apis mellifera: Taxonomy | Photographs

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Insecta (true insects)
Order: Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps)
Family: Apidae (bumble bees, honey bees)
Genus: Apis
Species: Apis mellifera
Common Names: Honey Bee

Photos

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Apis mellifera - Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on a clover (Trifolium sp.)
Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
March 23, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Apr 7 2003

Apis mellifera - This is the same bee as in the above photo.
Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
March 23, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Apr 7 2003

Apis mellifera - Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) leaving Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: (before 2002)

Apis mellifera - Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a flower of a Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin).
Tallahassee, FL
May, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Feb 18 2002

Apis mellifera - Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen from Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Tallahassee, FL
September, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Mar 25 2002

Apis mellifera - Honey Bee (Apis mellifera feeding on a Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum).
Tallahassee, FL
April, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Photo added to site: Jul 20 2002

Apis melliferaHoney Bee

Taxonomic Classification

Photos

Apis mellifera
Honey Bee