honey bee races
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Species and Races of Honey Bees
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Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Genus: Apis
Scientific Name
Apis dorsata
Apis florea
Apis cerana
Apis mellifera
Common Name
Giant Honey Bee
Dwarf Honey Bee
Indian Honey Bee
European Honey Bee
Native Range / Origin
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
SE Asia to India
Europe, Middle East &
Africa
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Giant EuropeanIndianDwarf
Relative body size of the four majorApis species
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Apis dorsata
Giant Honey Bee
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Apis floreaDwarf Honey Bee
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Comb Structure of Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea)
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Indian Honey Bee (Apis cerana)cerana)
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European Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
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Apis mellifera mellifera
German race
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A. m. caucasica
A. m. carnica
Carniolan & Caucasian races
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Characteristics of majorApis mellifera races
Characteristic Italian German Carniolan Caucasian
Latin name ligustica mellifera carnica caucasica
Origin Italy n. Europe Macedonia s. Russia
Swarming tendency fair fair-strong strong weak
Use of propolis moderate moderate moderate excessive
Temperament gentle defensive gentle gentle
Robbing tendency strong strong weak strong
Spring build-up fast slow moderate moderate
Overwintering fair good good good
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Hybrids
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TYPES & HYBRIDSItalian Hybrids (e.g. Midnite, Starline, All-American)
gentle, good honey producer, little or no parasite resistance, overwintering fair
Old World Hybrids (e.g. Buckfast)very gentle, great honey producer, tracheal mite resistant, overwintering good
Carniolan Hybrids (e.g. New World Carniolan)gentle, fair honey producer, tracheal mite resistant, overwintering fair
Mite-resistant stock (e.g. SMR. Harbo)
some varroa mite resistance, but poor honey producer
Russian Bees (e.g. Purple, White, Green, etc.)gentle, good honey producer and overwintering, some varroa mite resistance
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Africanized BeesApis mellifera x scutellatta
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