DougS wrote:
Yes, it is Apis millifera. There are actually several varieties of European Honey Bees. They have differing characteristics. Like temperament, coloring, size. Russian, Carniolan, Italian, Buckfast, Caucasian, German. And then there are the Africanized...
I remember when one could buy "Africanized" queen bees from Sears & Roebuck. I bought hive kits from them but didn't need bees as we just collected swarms each spring. That was in the 1960's.