An unseasonably early honey bee (Apis mellifera) in February with full pollen baskets on early Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) flowers collecting pollen

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An unseasonably early honey bee (Apis mellifera) in February with full pollen baskets on early Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) flowers collecting pollen from one of the few sources of food available this early in the year. Bedgebury Forest, Hawkhurst, Kent. UK.

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Size: 3329px × 2798px
Location: Bedgebury Forest, Hawkhurst, Kent. UK.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: apis, barndigital, basket, bee, cherry, cornelian, cornus, european, february, flower, flowering, flowers, honey, insect, mas, mellifera, pollen, pollination, spring, unseasonable, western, winter, winter-flowering, yellow