Bee Identification

This page should help you identify Honey Bees.

Picture of Honey Bee Worker:

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Here’s a good image that shows multiple insects often referred to as “bees” (*this is not my image credit to the author):

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These are nests of hornets and wasps (NOT Honey Bees):

The big difference between hornet and wasp and Honey Bee nests, is that Honey Bees build wax combs and the others build paper-like nests or mud-like nests.

This is a picture of exposed Honey Bee wax combs on a tree.

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