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These 25,000 species can be divided into over 4000 genera (types of bees) belonging within 9 groups or 'families', all under the banner-or 'Super-family' - 'Apoidea'. There are lots of different types of bee in the UK – around 250 species! There are 24 species of bumblebees, around 225 species of solitary bee and just a single honeybee species. Bumblebees look quite different from honeybees and solitary bees. Bees are flying insects and are closely related to wasps and ants. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in nine recognized families. The actual number of species may be higher as new species are discovered each year. There are about 20,000 different species of bees in the world. Bees live in colonies that contain the queen bee, the worker bee and the drone. The worker bee and the queen bee are both female, but only the queen bee can reproduce. As I said, there are about 25,000 types of bees, and I’m not going to pretend I can write about all of them on this site! Instead, I’m going to focus on the types of bees people most commonly have a query about. Types of Bees: There are more than 20,000 species of Bees. Today we will learn about 5 most common types of bees. Five Different Types of Bees: 1. Honey Bee: Size : ½ to ¾ inches. Lifespan: 4 months in winter and 6 weeks in summer. Honey bee hive has 10,000 to 50,000 bees and 20 to 80 pounds of honey. Honey bee dies shortly after stinging a person.
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