Apis cerana is the Asian Hive Bee, or Asian Honey Bee, the counterpart of our bees in Asia. It is the only other managed species of honey bees, in addition to our bees (Apis mellifera).
Eriobotrya japonica, Rosaceae. A subtropical fruit grown in China, also introduced in US. I have seen it in Louisiana and Florida. Blooms in winter (Nov to Dec).
Chinese name: pipa枇杷
from Saturday 6 August 2005 to Tuesday 28 March 2006
2 photos
Asclepias curassavica, Asclepiadaceae. Other common names for this plant include scarlet Milkweed, Mexican Milkweed, bloodflower, and Silkweed. Shot at National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Pisum sativum, Fabaceae. Shot at the road side of a small town (Leidian, Deqing County) near Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, April 10, 2022. Chinese name of town is 德清县雷甸镇。 For Apis cerana foraging on the same plant, please see https://ww3.beetography.com/index.php?/category/359
Photos taken near Beijing with an old camera (Nikon E990, 3 megapix), May 12, 2001. Zanthorxylum sp, Rutaceae. China has two species, Z. simulas and Z. piperitum.
Photinia serratifolia, Rosaceae. Shot at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Botanic Gardens, 2013. I saw both Apis cerana (here) and Apis mellifera (see the same-name directory under that species) foraging on this plant.
Eschscholzia californica, Papaveraceae. Common names include California poppy, Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, and cup of gold. These photos were shot in Nepal though, in Kathmandu, so I am hoping the species is still correct.
Portulaca grandiflora, Purtulacaceae.
Common names include: rose moss, ten o'clock, Mexican rose, moss rose, Vietnam Rose, sun rose, rock rose, and moss-rose purslane.
Oryza sativa, Poaceae. Asian rice is wind pollinated, but like flowers of corn (maize), honey bees will harvest its pollen. Probably of low nutritional value to honey bees due to its low protein content.
Hibiscus sabdariffa, Malvaceae.
notice that bees were foraging on leaves (two extrafloral nectaries near the base) and also outside the flower bulbs.
Cotton also has extrafloral nectaries but I do not have photos yet of bees foraging on it. Ditto for rubber plants.