Celebrating The Maltese Honey Bee On International Bee Day
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Today, the 20th of May, is International Bee Day, and so we are issuing a post celebrating the Maltese Honey Bee.
The Maltese honey bee, Apis mellifera ruttneri, is a subspecies of the Western honey bee and is endemic to the Maltese islands.
On ht initiative of the Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Honey Bee, the Government of Malta declared the subspecies the national insect of Malta on the 24th of September 2024.
A €2 commemorative coin was also issued to mark the occasion. The production of honey by the Maltese ebee has likely contributed to the islands’ name of Melite, which means honey-sweet.
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