Definitions for: Honeybee

[n] social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

Webster (1913) Definition: Hon"ey*bee`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and
collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis
mellifica}), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the
Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many
entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive
bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers
(barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile
female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and
a number of males or drones, are produced.

Synonyms: Apis mellifera

See Also: Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, Apis, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata, bee, black bee, Carniolan bee, genus Apis, German bee, Italian bee, killer bee

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