The Maltese honey bee, Apis mellifera ruttneri, is a sub-species of the Western honey bee. It originates from Malta where it is native.
Read more about Maltese Honey Bee: Origin, Character and Behavior, History of Species
Famous quotes containing the words maltese, honey and/or bee:
“Well, Wilmer, Im sorry indeed to lose you. But I want you to know I couldnt be fonder of you if you were my own son. Well, if you lose a son its possible to get another. Theres only one Maltese falcon.”
—John Huston (19061987)
“Her body is a honey bowl
Whose waiting honey is deep and hot.
Her body is like summer earth,
Receptive, soft, and absolute . . .”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“Like the bee that now is blown,
Honey-heavy on my hand,
From his toppling tansy-throne
In the green tempestuous land”
—Edmund Blunden (18961974)