The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the Missouri state insect and the only honey bee species native to Europe. The first hives sailed the Atlantic in 1622 with European s… See more

The body color of A. melliferasubspecies varies from light brown to black. The body is covered with hair, with less on the abdomen. The abdomen has varying degrees of … See more

Honey bees nest inside large hollows, or cavities (Figure 3). These cavities may be found in trees, logs and rocky cliffs. Inside such a cavity, vertical rows of wax comb are suspen… See more

Humans have experimented for many generations to develop an abode for honey bee colonies where access to combs of stored honey was dependable and convenient… See more