Honey bees (or honeybees) are a division of bees which symbolize a far smaller fract
ion of bee multiplicity than most people believe; of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees, there are only seven presently-recognized species with a total of 44 subspecies. These bees are the only living members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis, and all of which manufacture and store liquefied sugar ("honey") to some degree, and create colonial nests out of wax secreted by the workers in the colony. Other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the sort Apis are considered true honey bees.
ion of bee multiplicity than most people believe; of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees, there are only seven presently-recognized species with a total of 44 subspecies. These bees are the only living members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis, and all of which manufacture and store liquefied sugar ("honey") to some degree, and create colonial nests out of wax secreted by the workers in the colony. Other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the sort Apis are considered true honey bees.
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