One honey bee, Apis mellifera, collecting pollen from a purple crocus flower in springtime, Shropshire, England

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The busy female worker Honeybee is well known for making honey from pollen gathered from flowers which is carried in pollen sacs on their legs and taken to the hive where it is stored as honey in a honeycomb. Image taken in Shropshire, UK

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Shropshire, UK
Photo credit: © Jackie Tweddle / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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