Because that is the family for bees.
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
An apid is a member of the Apidae, a large family of bees, including honey bees, stingless bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and bumblebees.
An apid is a member of the Apidae, a large family of bees, including honey bees, stingless bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and bumblebees.
Apidae Bombus
Well, Honey bees and bumble bees are in a certain group that is called Apidae. Andrenidae is a species with mining bees. Ardrenidae is also related to the Apidae species.
The more than 20,000 species of bees make up the superfamily Apoidea. Honey bees and their relatives make up the family Apidae.
Kingdom: Metazoa (= animalia -- multicellular animals) Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods) Class: Insecta (true insects) Order: Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps) Family: Apidae (honey bees and bumble bees) Genus: Apis Species: Apis Mellifera Common name: Honeybee
The bee is in the family hymenoptera (which also includes wasps, ants and sawflies) and group apidae (honey bee) or bombus (bumble bee).
It's in the dictionary: apiculture is beekeeping. From the Latin "apidae" meaning "bees".
Heinrich Friese has written: 'Megachilinae' 'Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina' 'Die europa ischen Bienen (Apidae)' -- subject(s): Bees
Kingdom: Metazoa (also called Animalia, multicellular animals)Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)Class: Insecta (true insects)Order: Hymenoptera (membrane winged, includes ants, bees, wasps, sawflies)Family: Apidae (bees, including honey bees and bumble bees)Genus: ApisSpecies: Apis mellifera (honey bee)