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Honey bee

A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect from the genus Apis of the largest bee family, Apidae. Honey bees are known for their construction of perennial nests within cavities (i.e. beehives) containing hexagonal cells made of secreted wax, their large colony sizes, and their routine regurgitation of digested carbohydrates as…

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Origin, systematics, and distribution

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Pollination

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Life cycle

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Etymology and name

Origin, systematics, and distribution

Life cycle

Gallery

Pollination

Beekeeping

Bee products

Sexes and castes

Defense

Communication

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Honey bee

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Honey bee

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related to Life cycle · 21
Honey bee → Also, Apis, As, Colonies, Details, Drones, Eggs, Honey, If, Larvae, Later, Once, Queen, The, They, This, Using, Virgin, When, Worker
related to Gallery · 16
Honey bee → Asian, California, CaliforniaWestern, ChandigarhWestern, Cistus, Eastern OklahomaA, European, Geranium, Honey, Hong KongGiant, Lavandula, Lompoc, Oakland, Rozanne, Second, Western
related to Bees as food · 15
Honey bee → According, Adult, African, Bee, China, Chinese, CNN, Egyptians, Indonesia, Kellie Schmitt, Mexico, Shanghai's, Thailand, Yunnan, Yunnan-based
related to Origin, systematics, and distribution · 15
Honey bee → Afro-Eurasia, Age, All, Antarctica, Apis, Australia, Discovery, Honey, New World, North America, Notably, Philippines, South, South America, Southeast Asia
related to Nutrition · 14
Honey bee → Adult, August, Dietary, Fat-soluble, Honey, In, July, Lipids, May, Nurse, Of, Pollen, Pyridoxine, The
related to Etymology and name · 13
Honey bee → Although, America Common Names, Apis, Entomological Society, Honey, Insects Database, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, It, Latin, Life Web Project, Robert Snodgrass, The, Tree
related to Megapis · 13
Honey bee → Apis, Essentially, Himalayan, Himalayas, Indonesian, It, Later, Megapis, Periodically, South, Southeast Asia, They, Two
related to Pollination · 10
Honey bee → Apis, However, Indeed, Of, Species, The, They, This, When, Without
related to Species · 10
Honey bee → Apini, Apis, Himalayan, Honey, Koschevnikov's, Megapis, Micrapis, Philippine, Today's, While
related to Beekeeping · 9
Honey bee → Bees, Bombus, In Japan, India, Japanese, Modern, Tetragonula, The, United States

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royal jellyinstance ofOther honey bee secretions0.80text
bee venom are used pharmaceuticallyinstance ofOther honey bee secretions0.80text
especially in alternative medicineinstance ofOther honey bee secretions0.80text
the Buckfast bee have been bredinstance ofbreeds0.80text
squash beesinstance ofand all other New World crops evolved with native pollinators0.80text
bumble beesinstance ofand all other New World crops evolved with native pollinators0.80text
and other native beesinstance ofand all other New World crops evolved with native pollinators0.80text
candle makinginstance ofbeeswax is gathered by humans for various purposes0.80text
waterproofinginstance ofbeeswax is gathered by humans for various purposes0.80text
soapinstance ofbeeswax is gathered by humans for various purposes0.80text
cosmetics manufacturinginstance ofbeeswax is gathered by humans for various purposes0.80text
pharmaceuticalsinstance ofbeeswax is gathered by humans for various purposes0.80text

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