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.