How many Apis honey bee species live outside the tropics?

eliochel
Jan 21
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Updated: Jan 26

Only one – Apis mellifera developed and refined eusociality to the level necessary to survive in the seasonally adverse conditions found in such areas as the northern temperate zone. Photo: hives in Maltby Apiary, SnoKing Beekeepers Association, Maltby, Washington, USA

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