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The first bees evolved from wasps about 50 million years ago in what is now central Africa (although the Earth was very different then), and they slowly spread northwards into Europe, eastwards into Asia, and southwards to southern Africa.

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Where did honey bees originate?

from south asia


When were honey bees first domesticated?

When where bees demesticated


What is sticky and sweet and comes from bees?

honey hence the name honey bees Honey bees also produce bees wax by converting honey.


How can you get rid of honey bees?

Contact a beekeeper first.


Were honey cam from?

Honey comes from Bees like Honey Bees.


Are there two types of honey bees?

No, there are not two types of honey bees.Specifically, there are three main types of honey bees. Apis functions as the genus for all honey bees. It is divided into three subgenuses: Apis, Megapis and Micrapis. The Apis subgenus is thought to originate as cave-dwellers from eastern tropical Africa. The Megapis and Micrapis subgenuses originate in south and southeast Asia where they respectively nest among woody plant branches and atop heights (buildings, cliffs, trees).


Do bees produce honey?

Do honey bees produce WHAT? If the question is "honey", then yes, HONEY bees produce HONEY. If the question is NOT "honey", I'm afraid I can't help you.


How long has the honey bee lived in the Americas?

Honey bees were first introduced to the eastern coastal areas of North America by early settlers in 1622. Prior to that there were no native honey bees in the Americas. The native Americans first called bees 'white man's flies'.


Are honey bees the only bees that make honey?

No, honey bees are not the only bees that make honey. The bees in question (Apis spp) just happen to be the most famous of the world's natural honey-makers. Other apian examples include bumble and stingless bees.


Do beekeepers want bumble bees?

No honey bees for the honey.


What are honey bees afraid of?

Honey bees are afraid of smoke


What honey bees?

Birds are the main predators of honey bees.