Apis mellifera – Near the local river Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) grows in fair numbers on the outer margins of a famer’s field, and the bright yellow flowers are nectar-rich and attract a lot of insects, including these magnificent bees. Double-click on photos if you wanna ‘bee’ closer.
Copyright: Peter Hillman
Camera used: Nikon D7200
Date taken: 7th July 2019
Place: Local field, Staffordshire
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Bee-utiful they are, Peter.
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🙂 Thank you, Sandy 🙂
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She’s lovely – wonderful image, Pete!
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Thank you, Eliza 🙂 I always enjoy watching the busy bees.
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Nice picture. Do the European bees differ from those in North America?
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Thank you, Candice 🙂 They are the same, I believe.
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These have become our most common bee I beelieve. 🙂 Most of our natives have dwindled and even these have been threatened by pesticides. These are two very nice portraits, Pete. Looks like she hasn’t been a very busy bee yet.
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🙂 It’s the same sad story here with a reduction in numbers of bees and other insects across the board. Once they are gone we might not be that far behind them.
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Wonderful images!
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Thank you 🙂
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Great pictures!
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Thank you 🙂
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