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A beekeeper holds a frame of capped worker brood.

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.

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

With summer temperatures near 95ºF (36ºC), workers cluster outside the hive in a behavior known as "bearding".

Scores of worker bees fan their wings at the hive entrance on warm afternoons.

Langstroth hives overwintering with two hive bodies each.

A spring swarm rests high in a tree branch.

A spring swarm rests high in a tree branch.

A spring swarm rests high in a tree branch.

Canon EOS 50D |

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Original size: 2484x3792 |

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