Title

Western Honey Bee

Caption

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker, returning to nest after foraging, nesting in Thames Water hydrant chamber, extremely unusual behaviour as honey bees don't nest underground because of risk of flooding, Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley, Kent

Date

Jun 08, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dave Pressland

Reference

BRK22G59_141

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (1,4Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3531 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apiformes Apis Apis mellifera Bee Bees England Europe European honey bee Honeybees No People Western honey bee Western honeybee Worker adult adult animal adult animals animal animals breeding breedings deserted empty habitat honey bee honey bees mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve nature conservation area nature reserve nature reserves nest nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside summer summery uninhabited wildlife photography worker workers working man Hymenoptera fauna honey honeys wildlife Insect Insecta Insects