Christy Cox Photography
White Pollen, Apis mellifera
A lovely honey bee, Apis mellifera, drinks nectar and collects white pollen from a spring flower. A colony of honey bees is made up of 90-95% worker bees which are female. She will probably only live about 6 to 8 weeks due to working so hard for the honey flow. In the winter time, they can live longer due to less work.
One third of fruits and vegetables are pollinated by the honey bee. And if you like almonds, well the honey bee is the only pollinator for that nut~so next time you see a honey bee don't swat or kill it, give it a virtual high five or fist pump for all the work she is doing!
"White Pollen, Apis mellifera" © by Christy Cox Photography ~ SEE~Stop Enjoy Explore the magic and beauty of nature
White Pollen, Apis mellifera
A lovely honey bee, Apis mellifera, drinks nectar and collects white pollen from a spring flower. A colony of honey bees is made up of 90-95% worker bees which are female. She will probably only live about 6 to 8 weeks due to working so hard for the honey flow. In the winter time, they can live longer due to less work.
One third of fruits and vegetables are pollinated by the honey bee. And if you like almonds, well the honey bee is the only pollinator for that nut~so next time you see a honey bee don't swat or kill it, give it a virtual high five or fist pump for all the work she is doing!
"White Pollen, Apis mellifera" © by Christy Cox Photography ~ SEE~Stop Enjoy Explore the magic and beauty of nature