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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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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
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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.
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.
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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
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
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.
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - A bee on the newly-built wax cells. We can see the different sizes of the cells for the males and for
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - A bee on the newly-built wax cells. We can see the different sizes of the cells for the males and for the others bees. The males' cells are a third bigger. Their width is 8.75mm and their depth 16-17mm as opposed to 6mm and 12mm for the worker bees' cells.
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - The coming and going of bees during a massive return to the hive. A bee transports 20 to 30 milligrams of nectar and
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - The coming and going of bees during a massive return to the hive. A bee transports 20 to 30 milligrams of nectar and carries out 3 to 10 flights per day during 10 to 20 days of activity. A hive has between 100,000 and 200,000 foraging bees and thus harvests between 60 kilos and 300 kilos of honey per year.
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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
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
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.
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) at the entrance of the hive, Belgium
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) at the entrance of the hive, Belgium
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4-year-old Rama looking at a beehive made for stingless bees along the Rio Indio River, Nicaragua, San Juan de Nicaragua
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
4-year-old Rama looking at a beehive made for stingless bees along the Rio Indio River, Nicaragua, San Juan de Nicaragua
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4-year-old Rama looking at a beehive made for stingless bees
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
4-year-old Rama looking at a beehive made for stingless bees along the Rio Indio River, Nicaragua, San Juan de Nicaragua
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Regional beehives for stingless bees along the Indio River.
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Regional beehives for stingless bees along the Indio River. Nicaragua, San Juan de Nicaragua.
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Tujuba (Melipona rufiventris) workers at beehive entrance, meliponarium of the Botanical garden of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) on a background of bright blue sky, Provence, France.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) on a background of bright blue sky, Provence, France.
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers and drones leaving the hive, Mont Ventoux, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers and drones leaving the hive, Mont Ventoux, France
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Bee honeycomb (Apis mellifera), England
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Bee honeycomb (Apis mellifera), England
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Bee honeycomb (Apis mellifera) attach to a tree, England
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Bee honeycomb (Apis mellifera) attach to a tree, England
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Beehives in a private garden in summer, Pas de Calais, France
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Beehives in an orchard, Dol de Bretagne, Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Beehives in an orchard, Dol de Bretagne, Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France
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Bucket of honey extracted from the centrifuge poured into a sieve
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bucket of honey extracted from the centrifuge poured into a sieve in order to eliminate part of the residue, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Frame installed in a centrifuge, around Cluny, France
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Uncapping using an uncapping harrow to remove the layer of wax
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Uncapping using an uncapping harrow to remove the layer of wax blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
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Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
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Smoked the bee hunt seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Smoked the bee hunt seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France
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Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France
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Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France
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Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France
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Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France
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7 year old girl looking at a beehive during the smokehouse used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
7 year old girl looking at a beehive during the smokehouse used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
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Lighting of a smoker used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Lighting of a smoker used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
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Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
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Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
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Beehives positioned in front of a field of sunflowers in summer, Moselle, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Beehives positioned in front of a field of sunflowers in summer, Moselle, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Buckfast bees feeding on chestnut honey in uncapped cells, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Buckfast bees, brood with pollen-filled cells and open cells occupied by larvae,
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Buckfast bees, brood with pollen-filled cells and open cells occupied by larvae, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Buckfast bees: Queen laying in a cell, surrounded by workers, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Buckfast bees: Queen laying in a cell, surrounded by workers, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Beekeeper presenting his colony of Buckfast bees. Characteristics: prolific and known for their gentle behaviour, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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A beekeeper with a frame with the brood in the center and the sealed honey-filled cells on the periphery. Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
A beekeeper with a frame with the brood in the center and the sealed honey-filled cells on the periphery. Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Mountain beekeeper controlling his colony of Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Mountain beekeeper controlling his colony of Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Mountain beekeeper during the weekly control of his apiary, Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Beekeeper looking for the queen using a magnifying glass. Buckfast Bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Beekeeper looking for the queen using a magnifying glass. Buckfast Bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France