The honey bee originated in sub-tropical regions, namely Europe. The
size is 11/4 times larger than the tropical honey bee Apis indica, the
queen bee length about 1.9 cm, about 1.65 cm drones, and worker bees
around 1.35 cm. The honey bee has a wingspan of 0.8 to 0.95 cm and 0.55 to 0.71 cm long proboscis.Characteristic
of this is the European honey bee has a yellow band at the back of the
abdomen (abdominal cavity that contains the digestive tract). Abdomen 6th without 'tomentum'. Body color varies from dark brown to dark yellow. Nature impatient and always keep the nest to keep them clean. High honey production.European honey bees of this long-domesticated and cultivated people. Now, beekeeping has grown almost all over the world, especially in the United States, South America, and Australia.Naturally, the honey bee Apis mellifera can be divided into five subspecies.1. Apis mellifera ligustaHoneybees are commonly known Italian honeybees. The honey bee has a yellow belt in the first segment, second, and ketinga. Wing length from 0.8 to 0.95 cm. Stroked from 0.55 to 0.71 cm long. Abdomen 6th without 'tomentum'. Body color varies from dark brown to dark yellow. Her hair color red. Color yellow-brown red queen bee. Colored drones younger, are highly active. This bee is not easy to move, as long as the room is quite spacious den.Bees are very popular in Europe, America, and Australia as farmed honey bees. Results honey high, reaching 30-60 kg per year. If farmed in areas rich with food resources, the honey bee is able to produce 200 kg of honey per colony per year.10000-100000 per colony consists of bees, which consists of one queen bee, drones 200-300 tail, and the rest of the worker bees.The economic value of young bees is very high. Results that can be obtained include honey, royal jelly, propolis, bee venom, wax, and pollen.Generally, the domesticated honeybee hive framed by people who can be lifted and moved. Honeybees into Indonesia as a farmed honeybees imported from Australia.The
role of the honey bee as insect pollinator flower is very large, so it
can be relied upon as a natural flower pollinators to increase
agricultural production and plantation.2. Apis mellifera CorniolaKarniola honey bee is black with colored rings on her stomach. Hair color is rather young belly. The bees are good honey producers in the United States, but its easy to move. Development in Indonesia has been tried by KUD Batu in Malang, East Java.3. Apis mellifera CaucasiaThe Caucasian honey bee dark. Delicate nature. Some of them are yellow orange in the abdomen. In Indonesia, the honeybee has been tried by KUD development in Batu Malang, East Java.4. Apis mellifera lehzeniThis Scandinavian honeybees are in northern Germany. Green body with a yellow or orange variation on his stomach.5. Apis mellifera mellifeaThe Dutch honey bees are in the Netherlands and France. Production of honey being. Dark body color. In France, many bees produce honey but hardly controlled. In the Netherlands has a strong tendency to move.
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