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Apis cerana indica, the Indian honey bee, is a subspecies of Asiatic honey bee. It is one of the predominant bees found and domesticated in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and mainland Asia. Relatively non-aggressive and rarely exhibiting swarming behavior, it is ideal for beekeeping.
Moreover, Apis cerana is known for its highly social behavior, reflective of its classification as a type of honey bee. [4] The terms Apis cerana indica and Apis Indica [9] or Indian honey bee, [10] [11] is an historic term, with all Asian hive bees now referred to as Apis cerana. [12]
Six species of bees of commercial importance are found in India; Apis dorsata (Rock bee), the Himalayan species, Apis laboriosa), Apis cerana indica (Indian hive bee), Apis florea (dwarf bee), Apis mellifera (European or Italian bee), and Tetragonula iridipennis (Dammer or stingless bee). Rock bees are aggressive and cannot be maintained but ...
Apis cerana, the eastern honey bee proper, is the traditional honey bee of southern and eastern Asia. One of its subspecies, the Indian honey bee (A. c. indica), was domesticated and kept in hives in a fashion similar to A. mellifera, though on a more limited, regional scale.
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.
A. cerana lives in Nepal at an altitude of 60 to 3500 m (Thapa, 2001) and produces honey two times a year. The first time is during the summer (March to May) and the second time during the winter (November to December). A. cerana is much more resistant than Apis mellifera to cold and predators. During the winter, most Apis cerana colonies are ...
Eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) including subspecies Chinese (A. c. cerana), Indian (A. c. indica) and Japanese honey bees (A. c. japonica) date uncertain South Asia, Thailand, Japan, China: honey, wax, pollination 6a Hymenoptera: European fallow (Dama dama) and Persian fallow deer (D. mesopotamica) [67] 1000 BCE the Mediterranean Basin, the Levant
Bee Species Description of unknown publication (2005?) from the FAO says "Another name used for Apis cerana is the Asian hive bee, and it is sometimes incorrectly named Apis indica"; The Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) and its strains - with special focus on Apis cerana Java genotype: Literature review (Queensland Govt, 2013) says (map caption, p ...