Apis mellifera

E140055
honey bee insect species

Apis mellifera is the western honey bee, a highly social insect species known for its complex communication, pollination of crops and wild plants, and production of honey and beeswax.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Apis mellifera canonical 8
Honey Bee 2
Apis mellifera ligustica 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honey bee ⓘ
insect ⓘ
species ⓘ
associatedDisease colony collapse disorder ⓘ
binomialName Apis mellifera self-link ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
colonyCastes drone ⓘ
queen ⓘ
worker ⓘ
commonName European honey bee ⓘ
western honey bee ⓘ
communicationMethod pheromones ⓘ
waggle dance ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet nectar ⓘ
pollen ⓘ
domesticatedFor crop pollination ⓘ
honey production ⓘ
ecologicalRole pollinator ⓘ
family Apidae ⓘ
introducedTo Australia ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanQueen up to several years ⓘ
lifespanWorker a few weeks to several months ⓘ
matingBehavior drones mate with queen during nuptial flight ⓘ
nativeRange Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form: Western Asia
nestType wax comb ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
parentTaxon Apis ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
pollinates crops ⓘ
wild plants ⓘ
produces beeswax ⓘ
honey ⓘ
royal jelly ⓘ
reproduction queen lays eggs ⓘ
socialStructure eusocial ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat Varroa destructor mite ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
pesticides ⓘ
typicalHabitat agricultural landscapes ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
woodland edges ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martin Lindauer → hasResearchSubject → Apis mellifera ⓘ
New Jersey, United States → stateInsect → Apis mellifera ⓘ
subject surface form: New Jersey
this entity surface form: European honey bee
Apis → includesSpecies → Apis mellifera ⓘ
Apis → bestKnownSpecies → Apis mellifera ⓘ
Burlington Bees → nickname → Apis mellifera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bees
Blake Shelton → notableWork → Apis mellifera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Honey Bee
Apis mellifera → binomialName → Apis mellifera self-link ⓘ
Couldn't Stand the Weather → hasTrack → Apis mellifera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Honey Bee
Ligurian bee sanctuary → protects → Apis mellifera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ligurian honey bee
Ligurian bee sanctuary → protects → Apis mellifera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apis mellifera ligustica
Apis cerana → comparedTo → Apis mellifera ⓘ
Apis koschevnikovi → relatedTo → Apis mellifera ⓘ
Apis nigrocincta → similarTo → Apis mellifera ⓘ
Apis dorsata → distinguishedFrom → Apis mellifera ⓘ