Apis mellifera macedonica

Macedonian bee
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Apis
Species: A. mellifera
Subspecies: A. m. macedonica
Trinomial name
Apis mellifera macedonica
Ruttner, 1988

The Macedonian bee (Apis mellifera macedonica) is a subspecies of the Western honey bee. It is found mainly in Northern Greece (Macedonia and Thraki), FYROM and other places in the Balkans as well.

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