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A Day in the Life of a Single Worker Bee

A day in the life of a single worker bee... A honey bee tumbles off the flowering catmint (Nepeta)...

Honey bee tumbles off a flowering catmint and lands on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee tumbles off a flowering catmint and lands on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tattered wings of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tattered wings of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee thrusts out her proboscis (tongue). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee thrusts out her proboscis (tongue). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:25 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: catmint (18), honey bee (260), Nepeta (9), worker bee (3)

What's Wrong With This Photo?

Take a close look. What's wrong with the first photo posted below this blog? If you're a...

Bliss?
Bliss?

WHAT'S WRONG with this photo? For the answer, read the text above. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Worker Bee

WORKER BEE collecting nectar from a nectarine blossom. All worker bees are females. They forage for pollen, nectar, propolis and water. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM

Comments: 0

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: drones (16), Eric Mussen (295), Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (132), honey bee (260), nectarine blossom (3), Susan Cobey (95), worker bee (3)

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