John,
 
        This is a good question.
 
        The Classification of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera):
 
        Kingdom - Animalia
        Phylum - Arthropoda
        Class - Insecta
        Order - Hymenoptera
        Superfamily - Apoidea
        Family - Apidae
        Subfamily - Apinae
        Genus - Apis
        Species - mellifera
 
        You should note that anytime a genius or species is written, it should
either be underlined or italicized.  There are finer details such as
sub-classes to the Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and species.  There
is also a Super-family designation and a tribe designation.  This is not
needed in this discussion but I just wanted you to be aware of these finer
classifications.  Often times these classifications become hotly contested.
As more and more organisms have their DNA analyzed, you should expect some
interesting changes their classifications.
 
        I hope that this helps!
 
                                                Later,
                                                Jeffro
 
 
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I am doing a project on Honey bees, and I really need to know the complete
classification of them. ( Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species. ) Any information would be of use.