Busy worker bees cluster in early evening sunshine on the landing boards and front panels of a row of beehives after returning from foraging for nectar amid the remains of the ancient Roman metropolis of Aquileia, close to Italy’s border with Slovenia and near Trieste, capital of the northeast Friuli Venezia Giulia region.


Aquileia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy: in early evening sunshine, busy worker bees cluster on the landing boards and front panels of a row of beehives after returning from foraging for nectar amid the remains of the ancient Roman metropolis of Aquileia, which lies near the northeast regional capital of Trieste and Italy’s border with Slovenia.


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Location: Aquileia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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