Western Honey Bee

Gardens, meadows, agricultural fields, orchards, and forests worldwide

Nectar for energy and pollen for protein, collected from flowering plants

Highly social insects living in colonies with a queen, female workers, and male drones. They communicate food sources using the waggle dance and store honey for winter.

Crucial pollinators for agricultural crops and wild plants; produce honey and beeswax. They pose a mild risk of stings to humans, which can cause severe allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.