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Beekeepers will often mark queens to render them more visible. The color is standardized to correspond to a particular year; blue paint indicates this queen was marked in 2010.
Portrait of a mature laying queen.
Portrait of a mature queen honey bee, Apis mellifera. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A queen bee, Apis mellifera. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A queen honey bee solicits food from one of her daughter worker bees (Apis mellifera). Urbana, Illinois, USA
Portrait of a mature queen honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Portrait of a mature queen honey bee, Apis mellifera. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Portrait of a mature queen honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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