Giant Honey Bee

The giant honey bee is a large wild bee found across South and Southeast Asia. These bees build impressive hanging nests high up on trees, cliffs, or buildings. They fiercely protect their nests and provide honey for local harvesters, though they’ve never been tamed like other honey bees.

• Workers grow up to 20 mm long—about the width of a thumbnail.
• They build huge exposed nests, often under cliffs or tree branches.
• When threatened, they swarm aggressively to defend their colony.