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This bee photo was taken in Australia. It is the (introduced to Australia) African Carder-bee
Afranthidium repetitum (female)
Yellow-faced Bee (Hylaeus sp.), female, on fennel flowers, Redwood City, San Mateo Co., CA - August 2009. Thanks to Dr. John Ascher for ID from photos on Bug Guide.
I find it interesting that bees seem to only be working one kind of flower at any given time, even though they're are many different flowers right next to each other. One day it's Mexican Clover, the next Spanish Needles, but not both at once.
Bees linger near the opening of a bee hive at the UGA Georgia Research and Education Center in Blairsville, Ga.
A Bee-wolf (Philanthus triangulum) nearing its nest burrow with a paralyzed Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) slung beneath it.
As if we weren't doing enough to reduce teh bee population.
Honey bees obtain all of their nutritional requirements from a diverse combination of pollen and nectar. Pollen is the only natural protein source for honey bees. pollen collected by bees and harvested for pollination must be used within a few hours because it loses its potency rapidly, possibly because of the effects of enzymes or other chemicals from the bees.
...at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London - set up in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries for its apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants.
Worker bee which is 'fanning' at the hive entrance, She is exposing the white 'Nasonov gland' near the tip of the abdomen which exudes 'home' pheromone. The hive has been disturbed by my inspection and they are all 'broadcasting' the signal that 'this is home, everything is OK'.
Note that she has one full pollen basket - but she has dropped the other pollen load somewhere.