Drinking Up The Nectar, Apis mellifera
by Christy Cox
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Drinking Up The Nectar, Apis mellifera
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Christy Cox
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Photograph - Photography
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A lovely honey bee, Apis mellifera, drinks nectar and collects white pollen from a spring flower. Her long proboscis is injected into the plant to drink in the nectar that the colony will convert to honey after fanning the nectar cells to remove the water content. A colony of honey bees is made up of 90-95% worker bees which are female. She will probably only live about 6 to 8 weeks due to working so hard for the honey flow. In the winter time, they can live longer due to less work.
One third of fruits and vegetables are pollinated by the honey bee. And if you like almonds, well the honey bee is the only pollinator for that nut~so next time you see a honey bee don't swat or kill it, give it a virtual high five or fist pump for all the work she is doing!
"Drinking Up The Nectar, Apis mellifera" © 2016 Christy Cox Photography ~ SEE~Stop Enjoy Explore the magic and beauty of nature
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June 7th, 2016
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