Apis mellifera
European honey bee at Paddys River, ACT
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| Apis mellifera | MichaelBedingfield | 24 Jul 2017 |
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User's notes
Near the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Point Hut Crossing.
1 comment
24 Jul 2017
Dozens of these bees were feeding on a 'sticky substance', most likely 'honey dew', as for another sighting: http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3377864
Location information
- Coordinates 149.055660-35.450328
- Altitude 563.6m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 18 Mar 2017 06:17 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apis mellifera Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Apis mellifera Scientific name
- European honey bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
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