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Hive bees on freshly built comb during a major summer honey flow.
Nectar ripens into honey in open, uncapped cells.
Hive bees ripening nectar.
Hive bees ripening nectar.
Two worker bees engage in trophallaxis food-sharing behavior.
Honey bee queens normally mate with multiple drones to ensure a genetically diverse colony. This diversity of drone parentage may be visible in the varying hues of the worker force.
Portrait of a guard bee.
Two worker bees engage in trophallaxis food-sharing behavior.
Two worker bees engage in trophallaxis food-sharing behavior.
Two worker bees engage in trophallaxis food-sharing behavior.
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