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2. List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees

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   Honey is light in color and mild in flavor. feral S Hawthorn: Crataegus: 4 5 no feral minor – 50–100 lb/acre S Honeysuckle [3] Diervilla lonicera: 6 8 minor T Honey locust: Gleditsia triacanthos: 5 6 no feral minor S American holly: Ilex opaca: 4 6 no feral minor, important in Southeastern US T Tulip-tree, poplar Liriodendron tulipifera: 5 6

3. Western honey bee - Wikipedia

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   Apis mellifica mellifica silvarum Goetze, 1964 (Unav.) The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. [3][4] 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. [5]

4. Honey - Wikipedia

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   Honey. Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. [1][2] Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primarily floral nectar) or the secretions of other insects, like the honeydew of aphids.

5. Honey bee - Wikipedia

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   The amount of honey consumed during the winter is a function of winter length and severity, but ranges in temperate climates from 15 to 50 kilograms (33 to 110 lb). [30] In addition, certain bees, including the western honey bee as well as Apis cerana , are known to engage in effective methods of nest thermoregulation during periods of varying ...

6. Apis dorsata - Wikipedia

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   Apis dorsata, the rock bee or giant honey bee, is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia. They are typically around 17–20 mm (0.7–0.8 in) long and nests are mainly built in exposed places far off the ground, like on tree limbs, under cliff overhangs, and under buildings. These social bees are known for their aggressive defense strategies ...

7. Apis cerana - Wikipedia

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   Binomial name. Apis cerana. Fabricius, 1793. Range of Apis cerana. Apis cerana, the eastern honey bee, Asiatic honey bee or Asian honey bee, is a species of honey bee native to South, Southeast and East Asia. This species is the sister species of Apis koschevnikovi and both are in the same subgenus as the western (European) honey bee, Apis ...