Question

Name a few varieties of bees used for commercial honey production.

Answer 1

Beekeeping:

1. Beekeeping, also known as apiculture, is the practice of humans maintaining bee colonies, usually in man-made hives.
2. A beekeeper raises bees for the purpose of collecting honey and other items produced by the hive, such as beeswax, bee poison, bee pollen, and royal jelly.

Bee varieties:

• There are some varieties of bees given below which are used for commercial honey production:

1. Apis dorsata (Rock bee) - A local variety
2. Apis cerana indica (Indian bee)
3. Apis florea (Little bee)
4. Apis mellifera (Italian bee)