Apis mellifera

3 European honey bee at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

Apis mellifera at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 23 May 2021
Request use of media

Identification history

Apis mellifera 24 May 2021 michaelb
Apis mellifera 23 May 2021 HelenCross

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

1 comment

michaelb wrote:
   15 Jul 2021
A good example of why the European honey bee is regarded as a pest when it goes feral, taking over tree hollows. The NSW Scientific Committee has listed “Competition from feral honeybees” as a “Key Threatening Process” under the Threatened Species Conservation Act.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 23 May 2021 10:29 AM Recorded on
  • HelenCross Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • True Bee nest present

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,152,873 sightings of 19,936 species in 6,475 locations from 11,405 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.