honeybee; honey bee
Refers to the insect genus Apis, especially the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) kept for honey production.
Honeybees are flying from flower to flower.
Beekeepers collect honey from honeybees.
Western honeybee; European honeybee
Katakana spelling is common and matches usual-kana usage.
Hiragana spelling; also common.
Kanji spelling; less common in everyday use.
Compound of 蜜 (mitsu, 'honey') + 蜂 (hachi, 'bee'), with rendaku voicing hachi → bachi.