honey bee

== English == === Alternative forms === honeybee === Etymology === From Middle English hony bee. === Pronunciation === === Noun === honey bee (plural honey bees) Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops. ==== Hyponyms ==== (species in Apis): See entry for Apis ==== Derived terms ==== black dwarf honey bee (Apis andreniformis) Cape honey bee (Apis mellifera capensis) Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) Caucasian honey bee (Apis mellifera caucasia) dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) East African lowland honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) European honeybee (Apis mellifera) giant honey bee (Apis dorsata) Japanese honey bee (Apis cerana japonica) Himalayan giant honey bee (Apis laboriosa) Himalayan honey bee (Apis dorsata laboriosa) Indonesian honey bee (Apis dorsata binghami) Koschevnikov's honey bee (Apis koschevnikovi) Maltese honey bee (Apis mellifera ruttneri) Philippine honey bee (Apis nigrocincta) red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) western honeybee (Apis mellifera) For more see List of Apis mellifera subspecies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Translations ==== === See also === drone wax