Bees in a Langstroth moveable-frame hive.
A bee drinks nectar from an uncapped cell.
A worker bee on new wax comb.
Scores of worker bees fan their wings at the hive entrance on warm afternoons.
Worker bees in a crowded hive.
A worker (left) offers liquid food to a hungry young drone before he emerges from his cell.
A young drone chews his way out of his cell.
A young drone emerges from pupation 24 days after the queen laid an egg in the cell.
Drones can be recognized by their blocky shape and large eyes.
A worker bee on new wax comb.
A worker bee on new wax comb.
A worker bee on new wax comb.
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all images and text © Alex Wild 2001-2013