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Eastern Honey Bee

Apis cerana

RareInsect & Arthropod
Illustration of Eastern Honey Bee (Apis cerana)

The Eastern Honey Bee is the Asian counterpart to the Western Honey Bee and is occasionally kept in North America but is not established in the wild here. Unlike the Western Honey Bee, Apis cerana evolved alongside Varroa mites and has developed hygienic behaviors to remove infested brood. It is smaller and its colonies are considerably less populous.

Habitat
Managed hives; native to forested regions of Asia
Diet
Adults: pollen and nectar. Larvae: honey and pollen provisions
How common
Rare

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