page_title: Bee
hierarchical_section_title: Bee
caption_attribution_description: Abril, 2005
context_page_description: Bees are flying insects of the Hymenoptera, which also includes ants, wasps and sawflies. There are about 20,000 species of bees. Bees collect pollen from flowers. Bees can be found on all continents except Antarctica.
  Bees fall into four groups:
  Honeybees, including the Africanized honeybee and Cornish Bee.
  Bumblebees
  Stingless bees
  Solitary bees
  The European Honey Bee, is kept by humans for honey. Keeping bees to make honey is called Beekeeping, or apiculture.
context_section_description: Bees are flying insects of the Hymenoptera, which also includes ants, wasps and sawflies. There are about 20,000 species of bees. Bees collect pollen from flowers. Bees can be found on all continents except Antarctica.
  Bees fall into four groups:
  Honeybees, including the Africanized honeybee and Cornish Bee.
  Bumblebees
  Stingless bees (be careful: not to be mistaken with male)
  Solitary bees
  The European Honey Bee (called Apis mellifera by Biologists), is kept by humans for honey. Keeping bees to make honey is called Beekeeping, or apiculture.
caption: Bumblebee at work
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