Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

General traits

Body form Apiform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • March
  • November
  • April
  • December
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • January
  • February
  • October
  • Habitat types
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Forests and woodlands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Freshwater habitats
  • Temperate heath and scrub
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Broadly polylectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Polylectic s.s.
    Lectic status (Robertson) Polylectic
    Mode of pollen transport Legs only (Corbicula)
    Nesting trait Renter: Existing cavities
    Overwintering phase Adult (whole colony)
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Highly eusocial
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Multivoltine

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