This honey bee seemed only interested in nectar drinking but was getting covered in pollen

A bee on the Astrantia in our back garden.

Kendal, Cumbria, UK.

Pentax A 70-210

Wild Clover are found in common woodlands, fields and grassy places. Much loved by Bee-keepers, as they have plenty of nectar. Bumblebees, butterflies and moths are attracted by the delicately scented flowers. Both red and white clover can be made into a country wine and clover tea can be used as a remedy for whooping cough.

Thanks to Bernhard for the ID :)

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Again, not sure if this was the actual moment Forss scored but it looks like it, despite not being able to see the ball.

Swarm of Honeybees in our Apple Tree.

Thanks to Steven Falk for the probable ID :)

The new hive shed with roof, and our first bees in our own hive. On a new hive table.

All seems to be well now. The bees are working hard; there is a lot of traffic. They overcame our second inspection rather well.

More information in english:

www.urbanbees.co.uk/

Bee and Flower

Pittsburgh Zoo

There was a very busy bee just outside the Lowland Gorilla exhibit that day.

Dead bee (didn't make it back to the hive)

Busy bee

Honey bee with a full pollen basket (corbicula) about to get more from a crepe myrtle (lagerstroemia).

Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.

Photo by Robin Williams

North Canterbury, NZ

This was one of about 10 bumble bees, possibly cuckoo bumble bees, foraging on goldenrod next to where I found the leaf beetle larvae. These are likely newly emerged queens, even if they are cuckoos, since once they have taken over a colony, cuckoos do not do any of their own foraging, Photo has been submitted to experts for ID. July 23, 2017.

*** Well, expert ID has come back on this one and it turns out that these are newly-hatched queen Half-black Bumble Bees, Bombus vagans. Which only underlines the difficulty of bumble bee identification since these are at least twice the size of the vagans in my yard. Thanks to Richard Hatfield for the ID. Jan 06, 2018.

**** It ain't over yet, folks. More experts have chimed in and most now agree that this is not a Half-black Bumble Bee. Some now believe it to be a cuckoo bumble bee but specific ID may not be possible. July 08, 2018.

Bees in my Sussex garden, on my apple tree blossom.

The bees absolutely love these Alliums

I'm hoping someone might confirm the species for me. It's a beautiful bee, quite big, with a very loud buzz! Have only seen it on meadow vetchling and haven't spotted any males.

Brittany, France.

I'm pretty sure it's a female Eucera sp.

Jennings Ennvironmental Education Center

It was a very foggy morning

A small bumble bee taking off.

An instructor at the USGS Native Been Lab demonstrates how to pin and prepare bee specimens for later identification.

Bee in the U.S. Botanic Garden

You have heard of the expression 'Busy bee' well this is a great example.

I spent a long time just watching and trying to photograph the activities of this female digger bee.

Smaller than a honey bee.

I hope you like the sequence,