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It details their origins, social structures, and contributions to agriculture and the production of honey, beeswax, and bee pollen. The European honey bee, originating from Africa or the Middle East, thrives in large colonies of 50,000-80,000 bees and is a significant pollinator for numerous food crops. These bees possess pollen baskets on their hind legs and use beeswax, secreted by worker bees, to construct honeycomb cells. They also utilize propolis, or 'bee glue,' to seal hive imperfections. In contrast, the Asian honey bee, native to South and East Asia, lives in smaller colonies of 6,000-7,000 workers and feeds on pollen, nectar, or honey. While also featuring pollen baskets and building combs in cavities, the Asian honey bee does not use propolis. A remarkable defensive behavior observed in Asian honey bees is their formation of a 'heat ball' to incapacitate hornets by raising the temperature to 46°C. The document also defines beeswax as a natural wax produced by Apis genus honey bees, secreted from glands of worker bees for honeycomb construction. The work is licensed under Creative Commons by-nc-sa/4.0, allowing adaptation and distribution for non-commercial purposes, provided copyright and credits are maintained.","Bees  \nand pollination  \nEnglish Agriculture  \n􀁙 Bees 􀁙  \nand pollination  \nby Angela Kane  \nIllustrations courtesy of Pixabay  \n[https://pixabay.com/](https://pixabay.com/)  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2024, Community Language Books  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You)may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nISBN 978-1-912491-24-7  \nbees  \nEuropean honey bee  \nApis mellifera  \n* 􀂞 From Africa or Middle East, spread to Europe and beyond  \n*Lives in large colonies (50,000-80,000 bees)  \n*Pollinator of many food crops  \n*Producers of honey, beeswax and bee pollen  \n*Builds combs inside cavities (adapted to hives)  \n*Worker bees have pollen baskets on hind legs  \n*Workers produce wax scales to build comb  \n*Use propolis ('bee glue') to seal cracks in hives  \nAsian honey bee  \nApis cerana  \n*Native to South and East Asia 􀀓  \n*Diet of pollen, nectar or honey  \n*Smaller and narrower body than A. mellifera  \n*Lives in colonies of 6,000-7,000 workers  \n*Builds combs inside cavities (adapted to hives)  \n*Workers have a pollen basket on hind legs  \n*Does not use propolis ('bee glue')  \n*Form defensive heat ball to kill hornets (46°C)  \nhoney  \nbeeswax  \nBeeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. 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