Southern Greek bee

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Southern Greek bee
Systematics
without rank: Bees (Apiformes)
Family : Apidae
Subfamily : Apinae
Genre : Honey bees ( apis )
Type : Western honey bee ( Apis mellifera )
Subspecies : Southern Greek bee
Scientific name
Apis mellifera cecropia
Gravel weather , 1860

The southern Greek bee ( Apis mellifera cecropia ) is a subspecies of the honey bee from southern Greece . It is also found in the Aegean Islands .

Morphology and behavior

Apis mellifera cecropia is visually very similar to the Italian bee Apis mellifera ligustica . It is popular with beekeepers because of its extreme gentleness and the low tendency to swarm.

literature

  • Friedrich Ruttner: Natural history of honey bees. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-440-09125-2 .

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