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I see you The honey bees seem to love this particular flower. As ever, always a pleasure taking shots of bees. Apis mellifera,Geotagged,Summer,United Kingdom,Western honey bee Click/tap to enlarge

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The honey bees seem to love this particular flower. As ever, always a pleasure taking shots of bees.

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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
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Uploaded Aug 20, 2015. Captured Aug 20, 2015 18:51 in Apperley Lane, Rawdon, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD10, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/18.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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