Honeybee Taxonomy

Kingdom - Animalia (Metazoa) honeybees are animals!

Phylym - Arthropoda, these animals have exskeletons and jointed legs (arthropod means jointed leg)

Class - Insecta, honeybees are insects. They have jointed legs, compound eyes, antennae, exoskeletons, and 3 part bodies.

Order - Hymenoptera, translating to mean membraned wings. This order includes bees, ants, wasps, and sawflies.

Family - Apidae, Latin meaning “bee”

Genus - Apis, also referring to “bee”

Species - mellifera, relating to honey production