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Apis florea bees: Arabian dwarf honey bee is a common Asian busy bee that makes tiny rarely seen hives These tiny bees have created this small Beehive: Watch Apis florea bees in frantic activity mode These tiny bees are actually a dwarf species that is often seen in South Asia, and they make tiny hives hidden away in thick shrubbery and rarely seen. The warming bees are hard working and self sufficient and neither invade other bee species while also staying away from trouble. The dwarf honey bee (or red dwarf honey bee), Apis florea, is one of two species of small, wild honey bees of southern and southeastern Asia. It has a much wider distribution than its sister species, Apis andreniformis. First identified in the late 18th century, Apis florea is unique for its morphology, foraging behav