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Also Known As honey bee • Apini

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Queen bee
honeybee body plan
Africanized honeybee and European honeybee
Honeybee castes
Honeybee life cycle
Prolific pollinators
In the brood season honeybees (Apis mellifera) maintain hive temperatures at 35–36 °C (95–97 °F) by behavioral means such as wing beating to circulate air.
Western honeybee castes
honeybee
Nectar
Investigate how honeybees construct combs out of wax to store honey, plant nectar, and bee bread
Which bee species really need saving?
Protecting the endangered Burzyan honeybee in Russia
Learn about the Asian Giant Hornet and how they are a threat to honeybees
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Charles Henry Turner.
Charles Henry Turner
American scientist

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