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World Bee Day - 20 May

Wild bee pollinating sunflower flowers, Bugey, FranceWild bee pollinating sunflower flowers, Bugey, France© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto - RM
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Wild bee pollinating sunflower flowers, Bugey, France

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Sweat bee (Halictus marginatus) females on poppy, Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, FranceSweat bee (Halictus marginatus) females on poppy, Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Sweat bee (Halictus marginatus) females on poppy, Northern Vosges

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Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) male on Squill (Scilla bifolia), Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, FranceHornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) male on Squill (Scilla bifolia), Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) male on Squill (Scilla bifolia),

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Mining Bee in Field Bindweed flower Northern Vosges FranceMining Bee in Field Bindweed flower Northern Vosges France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Mining Bee in Field Bindweed flower Northern Vosges France

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Cotton Bee on Goldmoss Stonecrop - Vosges du Nord FranceCotton Bee on Goldmoss Stonecrop - Vosges du Nord France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Cotton Bee on Goldmoss Stonecrop - Vosges du Nord France

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Sharp-tailed Bees on stalk Northern Vosges FranceSharp-tailed Bees on stalk Northern Vosges France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Sharp-tailed Bees on stalk Northern Vosges France

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in a flower of Sleeping Poppy (Papaver somniferum), Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, FranceHoney bee (Apis mellifera) in a flower of Sleeping Poppy (Papaver somniferum), Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto - RM
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in a flower of Sleeping Poppy (Papaver

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on the flowers of a Hawthorn tree (Crataegus monogyna), Vaucluse, FranceHoney bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on the flowers of a Hawthorn tree (Crataegus monogyna), Vaucluse, France© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto - RM
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on the flowers of a Hawthorn

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Great banded furrow-bee (Halictus scabiosae) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, pollinators on Artichoke (Cynara scolymus), Jardin des Plantes, FranceGreat banded furrow-bee (Halictus scabiosae) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, pollinators on Artichoke (Cynara scolymus), Jardin des Plantes, France© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto - RM
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Great banded furrow-bee (Halictus scabiosae) and Honey bee (Apis

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Nurse and wax bees around a royal cell.Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Nurse and wax bees around a royal cell.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Nurse and wax bees around a royal

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Honeybee Queen laying on a comb with honeybees: A queen surrounded by her court who feeds and cleans her on the cells full of larvae and other pupa.Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Honeybee Queen laying on a comb with honeybees: A queen surrounded by her court who feeds and cleans her on the cells full of larvae and other pupa.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Honeybee Queen laying on a comb with

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Italian bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) - Honey is made from the flowers' nectar, certain components of which are hard to digest. When the worker bees bring the pollen back to the hive, they transfer it through trophallaxis (mouth-to-mouth) to the receiving bees. These latter transfer it several times between their mouth and their crop then pass it on to other receiving bees and so on. Under the effects of an enzyme from glandular secretions, the invertase, the sugars are slowly modified.Italian bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) - Honey is made from the flowers' nectar, certain components of which are hard to digest. When the worker bees bring the pollen back to the hive, they transfer it through trophallaxis (mouth-to-mouth) to the receiving bees. These latter transfer it several times between their mouth and their crop then pass it on to other receiving bees and so on. Under the effects of an enzyme from glandular secretions, the invertase, the sugars are slowly modified.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Italian bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) - Honey is made from the

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Children of the sun, a hive's activity is intense when the temperature rises above 15° Celsius and when the flowers produce an abundance of nectar. The nectar is secreted by the flowers to attract the insects who thus ensure the flowers' reproduction by transporting the pollen from the pistils to the stamens.Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Children of the sun, a hive's activity is intense when the temperature rises above 15° Celsius and when the flowers produce an abundance of nectar. The nectar is secreted by the flowers to attract the insects who thus ensure the flowers' reproduction by transporting the pollen from the pistils to the stamens.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Children of the sun, a hive's

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Swarm of bees by a pear tree, western honey bees (Apis mellifera), Baden-Württemberg, Germany, EuropeSwarm of bees by a pear tree, western honey bees (Apis mellifera), Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe© Gunther Willinger / imageBROKER / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Swarm of bees by a pear tree, western honey bees (Apis

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Warré beehives, bees in flight at the entrance to the hive, Doubs (25), Franche-Comté, FranceWarré beehives, bees in flight at the entrance to the hive, Doubs (25), Franche-Comté, France© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto - RM
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Warré beehives, bees in flight at the entrance to the hive, Doubs

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Carpenter Bee on Cosmos flower - Vosges du Nord FranceCarpenter Bee on Cosmos flower - Vosges du Nord France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Carpenter Bee on Cosmos flower - Vosges du Nord France

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An Orchid bee (Euglossa hemichlora) in flight. With solitary or semi-social bees like Euglossa, the bees feed themselves on nectar directly from the flowers and they gather pollen that they mix with the nectar for the brood, Panama. The tropical world of stingless beesAn Orchid bee (Euglossa hemichlora) in flight. With solitary or semi-social bees like Euglossa, the bees feed themselves on nectar directly from the flowers and they gather pollen that they mix with the nectar for the brood, Panama. The tropical world of stingless bees© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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An Orchid bee (Euglossa hemichlora) in flight. With solitary or

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Bee (Apiformes) approaches Crocus (crocus) in a meadow, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeBee (Apiformes) approaches Crocus (crocus) in a meadow, Bavaria, Germany, Europe© Matthias Delle / imageBROKER / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Bee (Apiformes) approaches Crocus (crocus) in a meadow, Bavaria,

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Straw-coloured turk's cap (Lilium pyrenaicum) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Botanical garden of the Lautaret Pass, Serre-Chevalier, Alps, FranceStraw-coloured turk's cap (Lilium pyrenaicum) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Botanical garden of the Lautaret Pass, Serre-Chevalier, Alps, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Straw-coloured turk's cap (Lilium pyrenaicum) and Honey bee (Apis

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White haired bee, Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.White haired bee, Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.© Javier Torrent / Visual and Written - Photo Collection / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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White haired bee, Bees are flying insects closely related to

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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), Grape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides), Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria, EuropeHoney Bee (Apis mellifera), Grape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides), Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria, Europe© Reinhard Hoelzl / imageBROKER / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), Grape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides),

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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, FranceHoney bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord

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Sleeping bees (Apidae sp) buried in the inflorescence of an Asteraceae, Pierrerue, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, FranceSleeping bees (Apidae sp) buried in the inflorescence of an Asteraceae, Pierrerue, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto - RMUse for the promotion of hunting prohibited
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Sleeping bees (Apidae sp) buried in the inflorescence of an

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Sleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males sleep in group, SingaporeSleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males sleep in group, Singapore© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Sleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males

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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) on pollen cellsHoney bees (Apis mellifera) on pollen cells© Eric Guilloret / Biosphoto - RM
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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) on pollen cells

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The queen bee, surrounded by several females, on the brood cells, which for this bee, the Melipona seminigra pernigra, are built horizontally. The melipones are semi-social bees; the colonies bring together 500 to 2000 bees and the queen bees sometimes have to ask with insistence to be fed, beating their wings to demand it. Contrary to our domestic bee, there may be several queens in a melipone bee colony, but still with only one laying eggs. Stingless bees of the AmazonThe queen bee, surrounded by several females, on the brood cells, which for this bee, the Melipona seminigra pernigra, are built horizontally. The melipones are semi-social bees; the colonies bring together 500 to 2000 bees and the queen bees sometimes have to ask with insistence to be fed, beating their wings to demand it. Contrary to our domestic bee, there may be several queens in a melipone bee colony, but still with only one laying eggs. Stingless bees of the Amazon© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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The queen bee, surrounded by several females, on the brood cells,

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Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of

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Long-horned bee (Eucera sp.) male foraging on Hairy yellow vetch (Vicia hybrida), Vaucluse, FranceLong-horned bee (Eucera sp.) male foraging on Hairy yellow vetch (Vicia hybrida), Vaucluse, France© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto - RM
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Long-horned bee (Eucera sp.) male foraging on Hairy yellow vetch

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Of the size of a European bee, the Maya bee, melipona beecheii, only leaves a very narrow entrance to its trunk hive to protect itself from attack by predators and rivals. Mexico stingless honeybees and equitable tradeOf the size of a European bee, the Maya bee, melipona beecheii, only leaves a very narrow entrance to its trunk hive to protect itself from attack by predators and rivals. Mexico stingless honeybees and equitable trade© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Of the size of a European bee, the Maya bee, melipona beecheii,

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Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) female grooming, Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, FranceBlue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) female grooming, Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) female grooming, Northern

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Cotton Bee on Rosmary flower - Provence FranceCotton Bee on Rosmary flower - Provence France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Cotton Bee on Rosmary flower - Provence France

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - The bee sucks up honey to fill its crop. Honey is the adult bees' food. It provides them with energy for flying and for regulating the temperature of their bodies and that of the colony.Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - The bee sucks up honey to fill its crop. Honey is the adult bees' food. It provides them with energy for flying and for regulating the temperature of their bodies and that of the colony.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - The bee sucks up honey to fill its

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European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) male on the lookout, Pays de Loire, FranceEuropean beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) male on the lookout, Pays de Loire, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) male on the lookout,

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Honeybee flying on flowers Borage - Northern VosgesHoneybee flying on flowers Borage - Northern Vosges© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Honeybee flying on flowers Borage - Northern Vosges

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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp)on a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, FranceLeaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp)on a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto - RM
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp)on a garden flower in front of the

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Leafcutting bee flying in the Vosges du Nord NRP FranceLeafcutting bee flying in the Vosges du Nord NRP France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Leafcutting bee flying in the Vosges du Nord NRP France

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An Orchid bee (Euglossa hemichlora) in flight. With solitary or

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Crocus (Crocus sp.) with an approaching bee (Apis) in flight, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeCrocus (Crocus sp.) with an approaching bee (Apis) in flight, Bavaria, Germany, Europe© Günter Lenz / imageBROKER / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Crocus (Crocus sp.) with an approaching bee (Apis) in flight,

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Lavender (lavandin) Fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, EuropeLavender (lavandin) Fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, Europe© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale, exclusive sale possible in France
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Megachile (Megachile willughbiella) female on Common Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata), Pays de Loire, FranceMegachile (Megachile willughbiella) female on Common Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata), Pays de Loire, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Megachile (Megachile willughbiella) female on Common Gaillardia

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy, Lorraine, FranceHoney bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy, Lorraine, France© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto - RM
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical

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Carrot Mining Bee (Andrena nitidiuscula) on Black Mullein (Verbascum nigrum), solitary bees, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, FranceCarrot Mining Bee (Andrena nitidiuscula) on Black Mullein (Verbascum nigrum), solitary bees, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Carrot Mining Bee (Andrena nitidiuscula) on Black Mullein

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Bee (Amegilla garrula)on Knautia (Knautia sp), Mont Ventoux Biosphere reserve, FranceBee (Amegilla garrula)on Knautia (Knautia sp), Mont Ventoux Biosphere reserve, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Solaritay bee on a Cuckoo flower in spring FranceSolaritay bee on a Cuckoo flower in spring France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) female collecting pollen in a Bluebell, 2015 June 16, AlpesLeafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) female collecting pollen in a Bluebell, 2015 June 16, Alpes© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) female collecting pollen

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Honeybee on flowers Borage - Northern Vosges FranceHoneybee on flowers Borage - Northern Vosges France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Honeybee on flowers Borage - Northern Vosges France

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on willow (Salix caprae), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, FranceHoney bee (Apis mellifera) on willow (Salix caprae), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ; Mégachile actuating the mechanism for the flower collect pollen with back legs while foraging nectar

Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges FranceLeaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ; Mégachile actuating the mechanism for the flower collect pollen with back legs while foraging nectar© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto - RM
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Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ;

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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - In the hive between two parallel honeycombs. The bees store the nectar in the wax cells and, fanning it, transform it into honey by lowering the moisture level from 80% to 17%. The buccal exchange between bees, the trophallaxis, plays a role in the making of the honey through the addition of enzymes.Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - In the hive between two parallel honeycombs. The bees store the nectar in the wax cells and, fanning it, transform it into honey by lowering the moisture level from 80% to 17%. The buccal exchange between bees, the trophallaxis, plays a role in the making of the honey through the addition of enzymes.© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - In the hive between two parallel

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Apidologie - Bees in a flight tunnel. This procedure was used to show that the evaluation of distance by bees proceeds from their visual system. And through the white and black stripes, its has been shown that it also depends on the landscape's structure. This experiment was carried out by then calculating the length of the bees's dance in relation to the food source of which the distance was identified. /Apidologie - Bees in a flight tunnel. This procedure was used to show that the evaluation of distance by bees proceeds from their visual system. And through the white and black stripes, its has been shown that it also depends on the landscape's structure. This experiment was carried out by then calculating the length of the bees's dance in relation to the food source of which the distance was identified. /© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto - RMNon exclusive sale
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight approaching a rapeseed flower, Alsace, FranceHoney bee (Apis mellifera) in flight approaching a rapeseed flower, Alsace, France© Bruno Cavignaux / Biosphoto - RM
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