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Bees are in the Super Family Apoidea, which is then divided further into 9 families:

Apidae (honey bees and bumblebees belong in this family),

Colletidae

Megachilidae

Andrenidae

Halictidae

Mellitidae

Stenotritidae

Dasypodaidae

Meganomiidae

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Bees are in the Super Family Apoidea, which is then divided further into 9 families:

Apidae (honey bees and bumblebees belong in this family),

Colletidae

Megachilidae

Andrenidae

Halictidae

Mellitidae

Stenotritidae

Dasypodaidae

Meganomiidae

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Apoidea is a superfamily within the hymenoptera group which includes the sphecoid wasps (ampulicidae, crabronidae, heterogynaidae, and sphecidae) and bees (andrenidae, apidae, colletidae, dasypodaidae, halctidae, megachilidae, megonomiidae, melittidae, and stenotritidae).

Anthophila is an unranked taxonomic term which includes the bee group as above.

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There are around 25,000 known species of bees all over the world. They are called: honey bees, bumblebees, wasps, mining bees, leaf cutter bees, sweat bees, plasterer bees, yellow-faced bees, Melittidae, Meganomiidae, and Dasypodaidae bees found in Africa, Stenotritidae that are in Australia.

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Honey bees are social insects and live in groups of a few tens of thousands, bumble bees live in small groups or even alone.

Although both species make honey, only honey bees store a surplus for times when nectar is not available. Bumble bees make at most around a tablespoonful of honey.

Honey bees remain active over winter, though they won't leave the hive if it is too cold or wet. Young bumble bee queens seek out a sheltered place in which to hibernate, and the other bumble bees die when winter comes.

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