Western Honey Bee

Scientific name: Apis mellifera

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

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Life cycle

The type of food a female larva receives determines whether it becomes a queen or a worker. Adult workers live two to four weeks in summer, and up to 11 months if they live through the winter, whereas males live only 4–8 weeks and queens live two to five years.

Evidence: SRC-378Statement code: CLM-ENT0021-R29-03

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6Apis mellifera (western honeybee)SRC-378

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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
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