Apiservices - Apiculture - Taxonomy
On the taxonomy and biology of the genus, from the Apicultura website.
http://www.apicultura.com/goodies/taxonomy.htm
Bee Alert
On the use of bees for environmental hazard detection. From Montana University.
http://beekeeper.dbs.umt.edu/bees/
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
Queen Honey Bee Pheromone Research
Research by Christopher Keeling on elucidating a second queen honey bee pheromone that, along with the queen mandibular pheromone, the queen uses to control her colony.
http://homepage.mac.com/ckeeling/phd.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 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