Portrait of a mature laying queen.
A queen honey bee solicits food from one of her daughters.
A stingless bee (Partamona sp.) visits a sugar bowl.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A honey bee (Apis mellifera)  visits a new england aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae).

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Sweat bees (Halictidae) collecting pollen from sideoats grama, a native prairie grass.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A bumble bee (Bombus sp.) visits Monarda flowers.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Hylaeus sp. yellow-faced bee (Colletidae).

Urbana, Illinois, USA
In warmer climates, honey bees (Apis mellifera) will sometimes construct their nests out in the open.  

Davis, California, USA
Bombus impatiens - bumblebee nest.   Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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A stingless bee (Partamona sp.) visits a sugar bowl.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A stingless bee (Partamona sp.) visits a sugar bowl.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A stingless bee (Partamona sp.) visits a sugar bowl.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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