An apiary with a trio of young colonies hived in standard Langstroth boxes. - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Honey Bees & Beekeeping

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A beekeeper holds a frame of capped worker brood.

Freed from the confines of a beekeeper's square frame and artificial wax foundation, bees naturally build combs in U-shaped panels.

Honey bees naturally build their combs in a characteristic U-shape.

Morning sun helps this hive start its daily foraging.

A spring swarm rests high in a tree branch.

In the wild, honey bees normally nest in tree cavities. Here, a young colony of Africanized bees has established a colony inside a stump (Tucson, Arizona).

In warmer climates, feral honey bees will sometimes construct nests out in the open.

Honey bees ripen nectar during the spring honey flow.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

An apiary with a trio of young colonies hived in standard Langstroth boxes.

An apiary with a trio of young colonies hived in standard Langstroth boxes.

An apiary with a trio of young colonies hived in standard Langstroth boxes.

An apiary with a trio of young colonies hived in standard Langstroth boxes.

Canon EOS 7D |

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Original size: 3456x5184 |

Current: 400x600 |

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