Honeybees in winter fly out on warm days to defecate. Spots of bee feces are visible in the snow around this hive.

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Honeybees in winter fly out on warm days to defecate. Spots of bee feces are visible in the snow around this hive. The hive is wrapped and insulated for winter.

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Size: 5030px × 3353px
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Photo credit: © Custom Life Science Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: apis, bee, beehive, beekeeping, bees, fecal, feces, honey, honeybee, insect, insects, islc, keeping, matter, mellifera, nosema, overwinter, snow, winter