31/05/2026
Week van de Bij goes international
with Apis cerana, the Eastern honey bee.
This species has lived in Asian forests for millions of years... and from these early lineages our own honeybee, Apis mellifera eventually evolved.
Every hive kept by humans today still carries traces of that Asian ancestry: shared behaviours, shared social structure, and the same blueprint that shaped honey bees across the world. 🌍🐝
