Apis mellifera cecropia
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2017) |
| Apis mellifera cecropia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
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| Subspecies: | A. m. cecropia
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| Trinomial name | |
| Apis mellifera cecropia Kiesenwetter, 1860
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Apis mellifera cecropia, the Greek bee, is the subspecies of
swarm. The Greek bee originates in Greece where the climate is Mediterranean, and cannot survive in the north of Europe where the climate is cooler[citation needed], and because of that they are not spread around the world much by commercial beekeepers. They are mainly only kept in southern Greece
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Life cycle
Greek bees generally tend to build up very quickly in the spring, with the queens being very prolific, resulting in strong hives. They also tend to make quite a lot of honey, but only in Mediterranean climates.
References
- ISBN 978-0-415-92467-2.
- ^ Dedej, S.; Biasiolo, A.; Piva, R. (1996). "Morphometric and alloenzymatic characterisation in the Albanian honeybee population Apis mellifera L" (PDF). Apidologie. 27 (3): 121–131.