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 Bee 2: Celebrations of opinion. A sequel to "Honey Bee" was immediately announced after the release of the film in 2013. However, due to various reasons the project got delayed for two years. Later, Lal Jr. announced that apart from the original cast, actors Sreenivasan and Lena would also be essaying pivotal roles in the film. The film's puja (blessing) ceremony was held on 7 November 2016 in Kochi. The film's soundtrack contains three songs, all composed by Deepak Dev. "Honey Bee 2" was released on 23 March 2017 in 125 screens across Kerala. It was released alongside "Take Off". Honey Bee 2: