Western Honey Bee

Found globally in meadows, gardens, orchards, and woodlands where flowering plants are abundant

Nectar and pollen from flowering plants

Highly social insects living in complex colonies with a single queen, thousands of female workers, and male drones; known for the 'waggle dance' to communicate food locations

Critical pollinators for crops and ecosystems; produces honey and wax; can sting humans if provoked or if the hive is threatened