Take a close look at tiny young larvae and glistening white larger larvae in the open brood cells.
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Son (Paul)'s nice-looking queen in his Georgia hive. She's surrounded by attendants. A couple of the attendants are sharing some nectar (upper left).
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Workers, cleaning surface and sharing nectar or honey residue.
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This golden queen was easy to spot... also some larvae in the open cells.
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Take a closer look at the bee sipping nectar from the lavender blossom of the Golden Dewdrop.
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Colorful stores of pollen and glistening white larvae...plus a new drone (male bee) emerging.
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Yes, you can see (with the naked eye... bifocals help some of us) mites riding the back of your bees.
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Lots of eggs... easier to spot on the black plastic foundation.
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Look closely and you can see multiple eggs in the cells... indicative of a laying worker.
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All lined up along the broken burr comb, tongues (proboscis) extended to suck up the sweet honey on the tops of the frames.
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Bee collecting nectar from a flower at ECHO.
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Licking sticky soda residue from neck of soda bottle.
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Nice frame of brood. See if you can find the eggs (central area of open cells, just below the two bees with their heads in the cells.
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Wild (feral) colony (open-air nest/hive) in a tree.
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Forager honeybee licking up some honey from finger tip while working in the bees.
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Stock "Public Domain" Photos
Look for grains of pollen clinging to the tiny hairs which cover the bee in this public domain image of a honey bee.
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Look for grains of pollen clinging to the tiny hairs which cover the bee in this public domain image of a honey bee.
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Another public domain image which is great for close-up viewing.
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