The honey bee (Apis mellifera) has lived on Earth for more than 80 million years. It is native to Africa and is one of the most useful insects in the world. In general, when we talk about bees or honey bees, we mean the species most commonly found in Europe, the western bee (Apis mellifera), which is kept by beekeepers all over the world. There are several different breeds of honey bee, the economically important ones found in our country are of the genus Carniolan bee (Apis mellifera carnica) that originally come from north-western Slovenia. The individual breeds...