Honeybee
n.
Any bee of the genus Apis , which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ( Apis mellifica ), the Italian bee ( Apis ligustica ), and the Arabiab bee ( Apis 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.
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