Apis dorsata
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Apis dorsata, the rock bee or giant honey bee, is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia. They are typically around 17–20 mm long and nests are mainly built in exposed places far off the ground, like
Bidens Apis dorsata pollen baskets
Honeybee on Mimosa pudica at Kadavoor
A nest of A. dorsata, consisting of a single exposed hanging comb: the bottom of the comb has a number of unoccupied hexagonal cells
Close up of workers on a hive. The colony was being formed at the time of taking this image. Note the multiple layers of bees on top of each other.
Western honey bee
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The western honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for 'bee', and mellifera is the Latin for 'honey-bearing' or 'honey-carrying', referr
Apis dorsata
…known as honey hunting. Apis dorsata belongs to the subgenus Megapis in the family Apidae. This honeybee is most closely related to A. mellifera (the western honey bee), A. cerana, and A. florea. There are a few hypotheses as to when A. dorsata diverged from A. florea and A. cerana, as it is unclear which divergence…
Apis mellifera Western honey bee
A bee swarm. Bees are unaggressive in this state, since they have no hive to protect.
Larvae (left) and eggs (right)
Western honey bee on a lavender blossom