Web Directory

» Apis mellifera: Honey Bee
   Several photographs and some insect facts.
   http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Honey-Bee/Apis/mellifera.html

» Biogeography of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
   Project by Kristen Coker on this insect, its natural history, evolution and distribution.
   http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall02%20projects/apismellifera.html

» European Honey Bee: Apis mellifera
   Research project by Colin Natrop on this domesticated insect including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/natrop_coli/

» Honey Bee Swarms
   Discussion of swarming activity from the University of Nebraska.
   http://entomology.unl.edu/beekpg/beeswarm.shtml

» Honeybees of the Genus Apis
   Descriptions of the common species, with more detailed accounts of the giant and dwarf honeybees, Apis dorsata and Apis florea.
   http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0083e/X0083E02.htm

» Insect Insights: The Honey Bee
   Photographic study by Dave Walker on the hairy eyes and amazing legs of this insect.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art97b/insecin1.html

» Interactive Honey Bee Worker
   Diagram of a honey bee and downloadable images of the different body parts.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjul05/dwapis.html

» On Einstein, Bees, and Survival of the Human Race
   Article by Keith S. Delaplane first appearing in the newsletter of the British Bee Keepers Association.
   http://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/ent/bees/OnEinsteinBeesandSurvivaloftheHumanRaceHoneyBeeProgramCAESEntomologyUGA.html

» ScienceDaily Magazine - 'Undertaker' Bees
   Article on those workers that remove dead bees from the hive, from Illinois University research.
   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/09/970910052734.htm

» Tales from the Hive - NOVA Online
   Companion web site to the NOVA program "Tales from the Hive". Includes Quicktime clips of bee "dancing".
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/

» The Basic Biology of Apis mellifera, the Western Honeybee
   An account of the life and biology of the bee, and the activities of the colony throughout the year.
   http://www.scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/learning/documents/Chapter2%202009.pdf

» The Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
   Information on the bee including its anatomy, the organization of the colony, the roles of queen, worker and drone, their development and other aspects of the lives of bees and that of the colony.
   http://www.biology-resources.com/bee-01.html