Question

13. Which one the following species of honey bee is an Italian species
निम्न में इटेलियन मधुमक्खी प्रजाति हे
(a) Apisdorsataएपीस डोरसेटा
(b) Apis floraeएपीस फ्लोरे
(c) Apisceranaindicaएपीस सरना इंडिका
(d) Apismelliferaएपीस मेल्लिफेरा​

Answer 1

Honey bees belong to the class Insecta and Phylum Arthropoda. Depending upon the habitat of bees, they are either indigenous or exotic. Italian species of bees is known as:

$\large{ \underline{ \boxed{ \bf{ \orange{Apis \: mellifera \: (D)}}}}}$

Explanation:

• Apiculture is the process of rearing honey bees for honey, bee wax and other by-products obtained from it.
• For commercial production, Italian species of bee "Apis mellifera" are used over indigenous species because of it's high yield of honey, less swarming and docile nature.
• Other species of bees include Apis dorsata(Giant bee or rock bee), Apis indica(Indian bee) and Apis florae(Little bee).

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Honey bees lives in colonies in their hives. Inside a colony, the different type of bees which are structurally and functionally different from each other. The different kind of bees includes:

• Queen bees (Lays eggs)
• Worker bees (Active in doing work)
• Drones ( Copulate with males)

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