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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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