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Western honey bee

Apis mellifera

Description:

A bee spread over much of the globe because of it suitability for hive honey production.

Habitat:

Our garden.

Notes:

I was amazed at the amount of pollen this be had gotten on itself from a sunflower in our garden.

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3 Comments

chantel.minnaar
chantel.minnaar 13 years ago

I'm so sorry :) Girls rule hey! Nice photo.

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Actually, that should be SHE is covered with pollen, (I added another photo).

chantel.minnaar
chantel.minnaar 13 years ago

You could easily have missed him he is so covered with pollen! Good spotting :)

lori.tas
Spotted by
lori.tas

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Mar 14, 2009
Submitted on Mar 18, 2011

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