apoid apid http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005982 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7458 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apidae https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Apidae QL568.A6 Apidae The largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5,700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups. apids