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Beekeeper retrieving a swarm of bees hanging from a hazelnut branch, Brognard, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Beekeeper retrieving a swarm of bees hanging from a hazelnut branch, Brognard, Doubs, France
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Swarm of bees clinging to a hazel branch, Brognard, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
Swarm of bees clinging to a hazel branch, Brognard, Doubs, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight on garden geranium flower (Pelargonium sp), Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight on garden geranium flower (Pelargonium sp), Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) en vol, Salamanca, Castille and
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) en vol, Salamanca, Castille and Leon, Spain,
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Close-up of the inside of a sunflower flower in early bloom, foraged by a honeybee (Apis mellifera).
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
Close-up of the inside of a sunflower flower in early bloom, foraged by a honeybee (Apis mellifera).
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) offering sequence from male to female
© Christophe Perelle / Biosphoto
© Christophe Perelle / Biosphoto
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) offering sequence from male to female
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Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-Moth (Hemaris fuciformis) in flight approaching a vipersbugloss flower in spring, Hill near Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Ardèche,
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-Moth (Hemaris fuciformis) in flight approaching a vipersbugloss flower in spring, Hill near Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Ardèche, France
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Bee in flight and flower of Large Pink (Dianthus superbus), a nationally protected species, Le Hohneck La Bresse, Crêtes vosgiennes, Hautes chaumes,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Bee in flight and flower of Large Pink (Dianthus superbus), a nationally protected species, Le Hohneck La Bresse, Crêtes vosgiennes, Hautes chaumes, France
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Stelis (Stelis punctulatissima), Megachilid parasite of Anthidia (Anthidium manicatum), on Great Globethistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus), jardin des
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Stelis (Stelis punctulatissima), Megachilid parasite of Anthidia (Anthidium manicatum), on Great Globethistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus), jardin des plantes in front of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
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Leafcutter bee urinating in flight, Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) and Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) on flower, Jardin des
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leafcutter bee urinating in flight, Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) and Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) on flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), in-flight attack a Red admiral butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), in-flight attack a Red admiral butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) on Sacred Lotus or Oriental Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) on Sacred Lotus or Oriental Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Scabious beetle (Halictus scabiosae) on Cardoon (Cyanara cardunculus), jardin des plantes in front of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Scabious beetle (Halictus scabiosae) on Cardoon (Cyanara cardunculus), jardin des plantes in front of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
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Parasitic bee (Coelioxys echinata) female on gypsophila, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Parasitic bee (Coelioxys echinata) female on gypsophila, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) on a bicoloured Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) flower - Auvergne
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) on a bicoloured Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) flower - Auvergne
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Great Hairy Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum), Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Great Hairy Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum), Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting a flower of flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus), banks of the Meurthe, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting a flower of flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus), banks of the Meurthe, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting a flower of flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus), banks of the Meurthe, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting a flower of flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus), banks of the Meurthe, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker visiting Borage (Borago officinalis) flower, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker visiting Borage (Borago officinalis) flower, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Checkered bee beetle (Trichodes apiarius) on Serrated spurge (Euphorbia serrata), Bouches-du-Rhone, France
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Olive Bee Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight, foraging on a Baby sage (Salvia microphylla), Capdenac-le-Haut, Lot, France
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Olive Bee Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight, foraging on a Baby sage (Salvia microphylla), Capdenac-le-Haut, Lot, France
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Buckfast bee, Placing a virgin queen with workers and food for adoption in the hive, Centre region, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Buckfast bee, Placing a virgin queen with workers and food for adoption in the hive, Centre region, France
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Buckfast bee, A cupule is installed before the queen hatches. It is called "morel" because of its shape, Central region, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Buckfast bee, A cupule is installed before the queen hatches. It is called "morel" because of its shape, Central region, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
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Amegilla bees (Amegilla sp), males at the "dormitory", Oukaimedem, High Atlas, Morocco.
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Amegilla bees (Amegilla sp), males at the "dormitory", Oukaimedem, High Atlas, Morocco.
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Big colony of Red-throated bee-eaters (Merops bulocki) in their burrows on a clay wall. Africa. Uganda.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Big colony of Red-throated bee-eaters (Merops bulocki) in their burrows on a clay wall. Africa. Uganda.
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Three Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) on a twig. Very graphic birds and clean background. Sri Lanka. Yala National Park [dump] =>
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Three Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) on a twig. Very graphic birds and clean background. Sri Lanka. Yala National Park [dump] =>
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Sunflower close-up on a background of bright blue sky with bees (Apis mellifera), Valensole, Provence, France
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Sunflower close-up on a background of bright blue sky with bees (Apis mellifera), Valensole, Provence, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight approaching a rapeseed flower, Alsace, France
© Bruno Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Bruno Cavignaux / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight approaching a rapeseed flower, Alsace, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a rosehip flower, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a rosehip flower, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
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Olive Bee Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering in front of vipersbugloss flowers, France
© Emile Barbelette / Biosphoto
© Emile Barbelette / Biosphoto
Olive Bee Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering in front of vipersbugloss flowers, France
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) on a branch, nesting site, quarry in operation, Oselle, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) on a branch, nesting site, quarry in operation, Oselle, Doubs, France
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Mining bee (Halictus sp) flying over garden flowers, Parc de Sainte Croix, Rhodes, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Mining bee (Halictus sp) flying over garden flowers, Parc de Sainte Croix, Rhodes, Lorraine, France
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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Sleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males sleep in group, Singapore
© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto
© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto
Sleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males sleep in group, Singapore
© Fabrice Cahez / Biosphoto
Large bee fly (Bombylius major) on flower, Vosges, France
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) and Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides), attack, South Luangwa, Zambia
© Didier Couvert & Muriel Moreau / Biosphoto
© Didier Couvert & Muriel Moreau / Biosphoto
Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) and Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides), attack, South Luangwa, Zambia
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), offering of prey, Lorraine, France
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), offering of prey, Lorraine, France
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Wild bee pollinating sunflower flowers, Bugey, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Wild bee pollinating sunflower flowers, Bugey, France
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European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) return migration on the nesting place, Danube delta, Romania
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) return migration on the nesting place, Danube delta, Romania
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Bee-eater of Europe (Merops apiaster) capturing butterfly Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) in flight, Danube delta, Romania
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Bee-eater of Europe (Merops apiaster) capturing butterfly Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) in flight, Danube delta, Romania
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The pygmy canopy honey. On an enormous mahogany tree 50 metres high, the honey-hunter perched on the trunk passes a branch with dexterity. The
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The pygmy canopy honey. On an enormous mahogany tree 50 metres high, the honey-hunter perched on the trunk passes a branch with dexterity. The pygmies are excellent climbers, athletes of the forest who accomplish feats every day in harvesting the honey. Likouala, Congo
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The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is passed down by inheritance. So, on the land of Oïta’s concession, there is a tree holding a hive but Oïta owns neither one nor the other and in no case can he cut this tree down without the hive owner’s permission. Karo people, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Here, time stands still. This same phantasmagoric harvest spectacle was taking place 30,000 years ago, when the first honey hunters faced the savage
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Here, time stands still. This same phantasmagoric harvest spectacle was taking place 30,000 years ago, when the first honey hunters faced the savage swarms. Solukumbu, Nepal. The tiger men honey hunting
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To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few foraging bees returning after gathering nectar and pollen from the flowers. France