HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The best known honey bee is the western honey bee, (Apis mellifera), which was domesticated for honey production and crop pollination. The only other domesticated bee is the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana), which occurs in South, Southeast, and East Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apis mellifera-literally meaning honey-baring bee-is the most widely distributed and domesticated bee species in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for “bee", and mellifera is the Latin for “honey-bearing” or “honey carrying", referring to the species’ production of honey.