Western Honey Bee

Scientific name: Apis mellifera

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0021Males and females look different

Behaviour

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Honey bees may sting to defend their hive if someone approaches, touches or moves it, so a hive should be observed from a safe distance.

Evidence: SRC-181Statement code: CLM-ENT0021-SAFETY-04

Ahmad reads the approved sentences themselves, nothing more.

1Al-Kahtani, Taha & Al-Abdulsalam 2017 — Alfalfa seed yield in relation to phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollinationSRC-147
2Page, Rueppell & Amdam 2012 — Genetics of reproduction and regulation of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) social behaviorSRC-154
3GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758SRC-185
4Catalogue of LifeSRC-001
5GBIF Backbone TaxonomySRC-002
6Apis mellifera (western honeybee)SRC-378
7The indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner): Their natural history and role in beekeeping (ZooKeys 134: 83-98)SRC-379
8Harris & Layton — Prevention and Treatment of Nuisance Honey Bees Around Your Home (P3690)SRC-181
9Tofilski, Kaur & Łopuch (2024) — Honeybee queen, worker and drone forewing morphometricsSRC-QA-BEE-FOREWINGS-261009