| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: Apocrita |
| Superfamily: Apoidea |
| Family: Apidae |
| Subfamily: Apinae |
| Tribe: Apini |
| Genus: Apis |
| Subject: Apis mellifera Linnaeus |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Magnoliidae |
| Order: Ranunculales |
| Family: Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: Helleborus |
| Subject: Helleborus spp. |