Chiang Mai national park reports presence of Himalayan giant honey bee, the world's largest

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BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The world's largest honey bee has been discovered for the first time in Thailand at Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park in Chiang Mai’s Fang district, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) said on Saturday.

At a press conference, the department said the presence of the Himalayan giant honey bee (Apis laboriosa) has been recorded at the park since 2023, but officials had been collecting data and samples to make sure that they were not Apis dorsata, a common species of giant honey bee that can be found throughout Thailand.