The black bee is the West European subspecies of the honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) It is a so-called “honey bee” because it produces large quantities of honey. The black bee stands out from other breeds of bees by its performance in pollinating flowers.
It collects nectar, thanks to her short trunk, sucks it up and keeps it in her crop without digesting it. Black bees can live in the wild or be domesticated to live in a man-made hive.