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honey_bee_2 Apis mellifera,Geotagged,United Kingdom,Western honey bee,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Well captured, Elliot! Posted 10 years ago
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      Elliot Pordes
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      Thank you Posted 10 years ago

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The Western honey bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name "Apis" is Latin for "bee", and "mellifera" is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Elliot Pordes
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By Elliot Pordes

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2015. Captured Mar 12, 2015 11:31 in 28 Farrer Top, Markyate, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 8ND, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/800s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.