Egyptian Honey bee

Egyptian honeybee has been raised in Egypt for at least 500 years; since ancient Egyptian and Roman times. These bees are solid, their colour is shining white, they have ‘silvery’ hair on the thorax and abdomen stripes and bright copper-yellow bands with shining black margins on the abdomen. This breed is very small and slender, as is characteristic of sub-Saharan races, and has a short tongue, short wings, and short legs. Also, they are considered defensive, low in honey yield, and exhibiting good hygienic behaviour.