Sub-species world wide
Session 2
Honeybee sub-species worldwide
The Apiary Map is an online database where beekeepers can enter their Apiary data. The majority of entries are European.
This database represents over 4,000 apiaries with a total of more than 84,000 beehives - growing every day.
This statistical data is a snap shot and can only serve as an indication – interesting anyway.
| Sub-species | Percent |
| Buckfast | 24.5% |
| Apis mellifera ligustica | 14.4% |
| Apis mellifera carnica | 28.7% |
| Apis mellifera mellifera | 13.4% |
| Apis mellifera caucasia | 1.5% |
| Africanised | 0.6% |
| Apis mellifera - other | 16.9% |
tba

