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The weird thing is many people don't know that the European honeybee the only bee we humans get honey from is an invasive species in the Americas.
by dghughes 5y ago
The weird thing is many people don't know that the European honeybee the only bee we humans get honey from is an invasive species in the Americas.
- nradov 5y agoHumans in Africa also get honey from native bees there.
- akiselev 5y agoThe European honeybee isn't even the only domesticated honeybee. There are also wild honeybees that produce honey, like the Himalayan giant honey bee, though it's quite a bit more expensive. IIRC there are eight honeybee species and dozens of subspecies
- pvaldes 5y ago> European honeybee, the only bee we humans get honey from Apis mellifera is the main, but not the only species. Asian, African and Australian people harvest also wild honey from local species of Apis. Mayans domesticated also a second type of honey bees that are stingless and native from Neotropics. They are breed from Mexico to Argentina. Each hive can produce small amounts of fine Melipona honey that is acidic and rich in fructose. Those are 100% native american honey bees. Asians finally culture a third genus of tiny honey bees producing Trigona honey.