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Apis mellifera - sometimes named the western honey bee, has evolved over the millennia to take advantage of nectar secretion by flowering plants. Its scientific name means 'honey bearing' or 'honey producing' bee which refers to its ability to collect and process nectar and to store it as honey so that it can survive periods when food is scarce. In common with all other members of this family (Apidae), Apis mellifera has specially adapted pollen baskets (corbiculae) on their hind legs that are used to carry both pollen and propolis back to the nest.
Apis mellifera is a social bee. Its nest has a sophisticated architecture made of multiple combs constructed from beeswax and, under natural conditions, built inside a protective cavity. This feature allows people to take ownership of bees and manage them to their advantage when they transfer them to artificial 'cavities' - the containers we know as bee hives. The natural distribution range of Apis mellifera is from the south of Africa, through the Middle East and Europe to north of the Arctic circle in Scandinavia. Movement of this honey bee by humans has ensured it now has an almost worldwide distribution The wide variations of environmental, topographic and climatic conditions that have influenced the evolution of Apis mellifera have resulted in significant variations in the characteristics of these honey bees in different environments. These are considered races and the variation between these races of honey bees has a considerable impact on practical beekeeping.
List of Articles available on this topic (43):
Title | Author |
A mite of the Giant honey bee that infests our bee (Apis mellifera) | Mangum, W.A. |
Activity and abundance of pollinators of plum at Ludhiana (Punjab) | Mann, G.S.; Singh, G. |
African Honeybees in East & West Africa, and Africanised Honeybees in Venezuela | M Peterson |
An experience with Slovenian Beekeeping | Kingham, G. |
Apis melifera sicula | Amodeo, C. |
Apis mellifera capensis (The Cape honeybee) | Waite, R. |
Apis mellifera versus Apis cerana in the north of Thailand | Juntawong, N. & Pechhacker, H. |
Apis mellifera Woyi-Gambella (AB) honey bees endemic to Ethiopia | Bees for Development |
Assessing the role of honey bees in a field of Asiatic cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) | Tanda, A.S. |
Beekeeping Development with Apis mellifera in the Philippines | Wendorf, H. |
Beekeeping development with Apis mellifera in the Philippines | Wendorf, H. |
Beekeeping in the Guandong province of China and Some Observations on the Chinese Honeybee Apis cerana cerana and the European honey bee Apis mellifera lingustica | Wongsiri S., Lai Y.-S., Liu Z.-S |
Beekeeping in Vietnam | Mulder, V. |
Beekeeping potentials of bangladesh. I. Studies on the important honey and pollen sources of northern Chittagong region | Hossain, A.B.M.E.; Sharif, M. |
Beekeeping Round the World Hong Kong | Dziadyk, A. |
Biology of brood mite Tropilaelaps clareae in the brood of Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) | Nagaraja, N., Rajagopal, D. |
Burma Beekeeping News 1988 | |
Caucasian Honey Bee Workshop, 2006, Camili, Artvin, Turkey | Inci, A & Kandemir, I. |
Constraints and prospects for apiculture research and development in Amhara region, Ethiopa | Ejigu, K. Gebey, T. and Preston, T.R. |
Contact and oral toxicity of some pesticides to honeybee, Apis mellifera L | Abrol, D.P., Andotra, R.S. |
Control of mites in European bees in Burma | Nyein, M.M.; Zmarlicki, C. |
Effect of Apis mellifera on indigenous plant and animal species in Japan | Watanabe, H. |
Harmony or conflict? Apis mellifera and Apis cerana in Southern Vietnam | Tan, N.Q. & Binh, P. T. |
Honeybee agrobiodiversity: a project in conservation of Apis melifera syriaca in Jordan | Haddad, N. and Fuchs, S. |
Honeybee Agrobiodiversity: A project in conservation of Apis Mellifera Syriaca in Jordan | Haddad, N; Fuchs, S |
Identification of honeybees from Cape Verde | Pedersen, B.V. |
Impact of pesticides on the brood rearing activity and foragers of honeybee, Apis mellifera L, visiting Brassica campestris L var Toria | Abrol, D.P., Kuman, R. |
Introduction of Apis mellifera in Jammu and kashmir - present status and future prospects | Abrol, D.P. |
Introduction of Apis mellifera in Jammu and Kashmis - present status and future prospects | Abrol, D.P. |
Introduction of Apis mellifera in Jammu and Kashmis - present status and future prospects | Abrol, D.P. |
Introduction of Apis mellifera Linn in Jammu and kashmir, present status and future prospects | Abrol, D.P. |
Manual of Beekeeping | Kiangsi Province Beekeeping Research Institute |
Mitochondrial DNA support for genetic reserves of Apis mellifera syriaca in Jordan | Haddad N., Meixner M.D., Fuchs S., Midadi H., Garney L., Sheppard W.S. |
Morocccan beekeeping project | |
Please do not steal our honey! | Ahmad, F.; Joshi, S.R.; Gurung, M.B & Partap, U. |
Recent Research - Apis mellifera Woyi-Gambella honey bees endemic to Ethiopia | Bezabeh, A. |
Studies on the Colony Development of the West African Honeybee (Apis mellifera adansonii): Chapters 1-2 | Aidoo, K.S. |
Study on Traditional method of keeping Indian honey bees in Burma and keeping with modern method | Maung Maung Nyein |
The Consultation of Beekeeping Development on Apis cerana, 16-17 January 1986, Phuket, Thailand | not known |
The Natural Beekeeping Conditions and Honeybee races in China | Gong Y-F |
Tropical Beekeeping in Cambodia | Yoshikawa, K. and Ohgushi, R. |
Waggle dance controversy resolved | Bees for Development |
Wall Hives and Wall Beekeeping | Crane E |