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honeybee

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Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced.

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Some people resemble the honeybee and some resemble the fly. Those who resemble the fly seek to find evil in every circumstance and are preoccupied with it; they see no good anywhere. But those who resemble the honeybee only see the good in everything they see. Paisios of Mount Athos

Honeybees depend not only on physical contact with the colony, but also require it's social companionship and support. Isolate a honeybee from her sisters and she will soon die. Sue Monk Kidd

Being a good friend of a scorpion doesn't mean that you can't be stung by a honeybee. African Proverb

After a steep decline in the U.S. honeybee population — including almost 40% last winter alone — Madren believes the state of bees is on the upswing. Source: Internet

Another guru, the honeybee teaches that one must make effort to gain knowledge, a willingness and flexibility to examine, pick and collect essence from different scriptures and sources. Source: Internet

However, the giant Asian, hornets are a much larger threat to the honeybee population as a few of them can take out an entire hive in a matter of hours. Source: Internet

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