Orange-tailed Mining Bee vs African Stingless Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Orange-tailed Mining Bee | African Stingless Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Andrena haemorrhoa | Meliponula bocandei |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Andrenidae | Apidae |
| Size | 8-12 mm | 5-8 mm |
| Habitat | Orchards | Forests |
| Diet | Fruit Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | West Africa, Central Africa |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Orange-tailed Mining Bee
A common spring bee with a ginger thorax and orange-tipped abdomen. It visits a wide variety of flowers and is an important fruit tree pollinator.
Did You Know?
It is one of the most abundant spring-flying solitary bees across the whole of Europe.
African Stingless Bee
A small dark stingless bee that nests in tree hollows and produces a prized thin honey. Colonies can number several thousand workers.
Did You Know?
Their honey is traditionally valued in West African medicine and can sell for ten times the price of regular honey.