western honey bee
Apis mellifera
Member of
cavity-nesting honey bees (subgenus Apis)
honey bees (genus Apis)
honey bees (tribe Apini)
apine bees (subfamily Apinae)
bees (epifamily Anthophila)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)
There are no other wild species of this genus in California.


Chris’s observations: 46 (all are research grade)
Locations:
- Kauai, HI: 4
- Stevens Creek CP: 4
- Calero CP: 3
- Fremont Older OSP: 3
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 3
- Big Basin SP: 2
- Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland: 2
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2
- Lexington Reservoir CP: 2
- Rancho CaƱada del Oro OSP: 2
- San Pedro Valley CP: 2
- Santa Teresa CP: 2
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
- Almaden Quicksilver CP
- Castle Rock SP
- Coyote Hills RP
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
- Desolation Wilderness
- Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
- Long Ridge OSP
- McNee Ranch / Montara Mountain SP
- Mission Peak RP
- Picchetti Ranch OSP
- Point Lobos SP
- Shannon Valley OSP, Los Gatos
- Windy Hill OSP
Months:
- Dec.: 1
- Jan.: 2
- Feb.: 5
- Mar.: 2
- Apr.: 8
- May: 8
- Jun.: 7
- Jul.: 5
- Aug.: 4
- Sep.: 2
- Oct.: 2
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Taxon info:
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Bay Area species:
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