Honey bees on protea flower. Cape honey bees (Apis mellifera capensis) on a mountain rose protea (Leucadendron tinctum) flower. Photographed in Cape T

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Honey bees on protea flower. Cape honey bees (Apis mellifera capensis) on a mountain rose protea (Leucadendron tinctum) flower. Photographed in Cape Town, South Africa.

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