Question

List out types of local and exotic breeds of bees

Answer 1

1. Local breeds of bees:
- European honey bee (Apis mellifera)
- Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)
- Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica)
- Italian honey bee (Apis mellifera ligustica)
- Russian honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica)
- Buckfast bee (Apis mellifera)

2. Exotic breeds of bees:
- Asian honey bee (Apis cerana)
- Giant honey bee (Apis dorsata)
- Indian honey bee (Apis cerana indica)
- Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto)
- Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.)
- Blue-banded bee (Amegilla sp.)
- Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.)
- Mason bee (Osmia sp.)
- Bumblebee (Bombus sp.)
- Stingless bee (Meliponini)