A woman beekeeper, in the Lincolnshire fens, removing a frame from the brood box of her beehive to check its health


In this image the beekeeper is removing the frames from the brood box - the lower portion of the beehive where the queen lays the eggs and young are reared - to check on the health of the hive.


Size: 3427px × 5150px
Location: Thorpe St. Peter, Lincolnshire, UK
Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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