Error message
Unable to fetch location details at this time.
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera Linnaeus
33.0762, -97.048
Field Notes
Description:
Black and yellow striped honey bee. About 3/8 inches long. The bee is also known as the European honey bee. Bee is pollinating the flower of a Red Tipp Phontina.
Habitat:
Near flowering plants.
Backyard Habitat: The environment is a raised flower-Shrub bed which is dip irrigateed and free of pesticides. The plant behind the flower is a red-tipped photinia. The photina provides nectar as well as the flowers.
Notes:
Last fall our city sprayed malathion to control mosquitoes that carry west Nile disease. I closely observed before and after and did not see any increased mortality in our population of honey bees.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 20, 2013
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment
Sign in to comment