Apiary inhabitants are the bees that are kept and raised in an apiary. There are several synonyms for apiary inhabitants, including honey bees, hive bees, bee colony, bee family, beeswax producers, and pollinators. Honey bees are the most commonly known and kept species of bees in apiaries. They live in colonies and are important for pollinating crops and producing honey, beeswax, and other bee products. Bee colonies are a term used to refer to the social structure of the honey bee, which includes the queen bee, worker bees, and drone bees. Beeswax producers are the female worker bees that produce beeswax for the construction of honeycombs. Pollinators are bees that help in the process of plant pollination.