#western honey bee

[michaelnordeman]

Western honey bee/honungsbi. Värmland, Sweden (April 15, 2020).

[onenicebugperday]

@infinitebutthurt submitted: I was hoping you might be able to identify these honeybees for me. Apologies for the blurry picture, it was a chilly day and the bees were more aggressive than usual so I didnt want to get too close and had to zoom in. Our neighbor has 2 hives, housing 2 different types of bees (one type is more black, one type is more yellow), and they come every day to drink from the pond in my yard. They're located near Seattle, WA but I was told they were brought here from California, so I'm not sure which state they're native to. The only other information I have is that the darker bees have a queen that is very similar in size and appearance to the workers, and that the yellow bees have a queen that's easier to identify.

The only honey bee in the US is the western honey bee, and it is not native to the US. Color can vary between individuals and between hives, but they're the same species.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Honey bee flight trails

Animal: Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) Location: Bristol, England

‘The shot was taken during lockdown in a small wildlife-friendly garden in Bristol where my partner keeps bees. I spent a lot of time watching the bees, trying to work out how I could show their comings and goings at the hive in a way that would convey a sense of movement … their busyness. I used a slow shutter speed and a second curtain flash to freeze the bees after they had made their light trails’

Photograph: John Waters

British Wildlife Photography Awards

[faguscarolinensis]

Apis mellifera on Iris tectorum 'Alba' / Western Honeybee on 'Alba' Wall Iris

[crudlynaturephotos]

[zoology-time]

Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

[ayanos-pl]

終わりかけのセイタカアワダチソウにセイヨウミツバチ。眼と翅と肢にハイライトが入って、いい感じの光だ（11月20日）

pszczoła miodna (Apis mellifera)

western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera)

[luckybatbones]

Have you taken time to appreciate the bees today?

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Tampa, Florida

June 2022

[ifelten]

Honningbi (Apis mellifera)

Fouragerer på almindelig snebær (Symphoricarpos albus).

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Foraging on Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus).

[bugsandnature]

Bold Jumping Spider, Phidippus audax holding prey, Western Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera. Taken June 7, 2023 in Central Washington State, USA.

[michaelnordeman]

Western honey bee/honungsbi. Värmland, Sweden (April 14, 2018).

[steffiandcesar-photography]

[anirobot]

A honey bee live cam is here! The link to the live cam is in the story above!

Western honey bee

[faguscarolinensis]

Apis mellifera on Gaillardia pulchella / Western Honeybee on Blanket Flower

[bequietandobserve]

European honey bees in an old branch hole. Nikon D200, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 640.

[blaze-it-in-the-northern-sky]

Echinopsis pachanoi / Apis mellifera