Family

Apidae

Bumble bees, Honey bees, and other bees

 

bee on purple passionflower

Apis - cavity honey bees

1 species of Apis at Wild Florida Photo

Apis mellifera
Honey Bee
bee on false indigo

---

Bombus - bumble bees

3 species of Bombus at Wild Florida Photo

Bombus species
Bumble Bee
front view

---

Xylocopa - large carpenter bees

2 species of Xylocopa at Wild Florida Photo

Xylocopa virginica
Eastern Carpenter Bee
side view

---

Click on the genus name to see the species of that genus at Wild Florida Photo

Apidae is a member of the Order Hymenoptera - ants, bees, wasps and sawflies