Western honey bee Western honey bee The western honey bee or European honey bee ("Apis mellifera") is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name "Apis" is Latin for "bee", and "mellifera" is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey. Like all honey bees, the western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a single fertile female (or "queen"), many normally non-reproductive females or "workers," and small proportion of fertile males or "drones." Individual colonies can house tens of thousands of bees. Colony activities are organized by complex communication between individuals, through both
Honey to the Bee Honey to the Bee "Honey to the Bee" is a song from Billie Piper released in 1999. It was released on March 22, 1999 and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, which also became its peak position. It wasn't a hit in mainland Europe, but became one of Piper's most popular hits in Australia and New Zealand, reaching number six in the former country and number five in the latter. In Australia, it was the 48th best-selling song of 1999. In January 2007, the song was championed by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as part of an