Apis mellifera macedonica

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Macedonian bee
Conservation status
Secure
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 Western honey bee. It originates from the territory of Republic of Macedonia, but can be found also in Northern Greece.

The original (native) population of Apis mellifera macedonica is breed in APICENTAR - training and repro centre for beekeeping in Republic of Macedonia.

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