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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - Honeybee Series: Honeybee Basic Biology. | Sep 05, 2026 | ||
| Moved photo for fit on School site. | Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas A and M AgriLife Extension - Field Guide to Common Texas Insects - Honey Bee. | Jun 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Microbiology - The Wisdom of Honeybee Defenses Against Environmental Stresses. | Feb 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Honeybee. | Oct 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Honeybee Vision: In Good Shape for Shape Recognition. | Jul 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - The Regulatory Anatomy of Honeybee Lifespan (PDF). | Mar 29, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 15, 2024 | ||
| Revised opening paragraph to clarify that other certain other bees also make honey. | Sep 18, 2024 | ||
| Added a taxonomic box and modernized the language throughout. | Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Honey Bee Apis mellifera: An Insect at the Interface between Human and Ecosystem Health. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Georgia Extension - CAES Field Report - Honey Bees and Beekeeping. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Here's all the buzz about honeybees. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Honeybee Navigation. | Aug 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Honeybee Navigation. | Aug 15, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 20, 2023 | ||
| Added information about Africanized honeybees. | May 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Delaware - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium - Honey Bee Biology. | Mar 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - Honeybee Series: Honeybee Basic Biology. | Nov 25, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service - Honey Bees - types, races, and anatomy. | Aug 30, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 24, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - 15 Fascinating Facts About Honey Bees. | Jun 06, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - 10 facts about Honey bees! | May 24, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - Animals - Honeybee. | Apr 27, 2018 | ||
| Clarified information on eggs laid by worker bees. | Dec 14, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 03, 2015 | ||
| Added "honey bee" as an alternate spelling. | Jan 13, 2015 | ||
| Restructured article and added information on Apis species and the reproductive behavior of female honeybees. | Feb 21, 2014 | ||
| Added mention of examples of honeybee parasites. Also added information on colony collapse disorder. | Jan 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: India Parenting - Honeybee - our best insect friend. | Sep 14, 2012 | ||
| Added image of worker, queen, and drone honeybees. | May 03, 2010 | ||
| Added image of honeybee. | Nov 18, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Honeybee. | Aug 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - How do Honeybees Make Honey? | May 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: India Parenting - Honeybee. | Apr 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Honey Bee. | Mar 03, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service - Colony Collapse Disorder. | Oct 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mid-Atlantic Apiculture - Research and Extension Consortium - Colony Collapse Disorder. | Oct 29, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 24, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Honey Bees in and Around Buildings. | Oct 24, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Honey Bees in and Around Buildings. | Oct 24, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: CyberBeeNet. | Jun 20, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Honey Bees in and Around Buildings. | Jun 05, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 04, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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