Animals / Insect

Western honey bee

Apis mellifera · Apidae

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', referring to the species' production of honey.

Where the Western honey bee lives

Recorded in Netherlands, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Belgium (North America, Europe and Oceania).

Introduced, not native, in United States of America, Canada, Ashmore and Cartier Is. and Mexico.

Most records fall in California, Texas, Florida, Victoria, Arizona and New South Wales.

See the Western honey bee’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 1,276,030 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.