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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
29.4284, -98.6979
Field Notes
Description:
Small bee yellow and dark brown in color.
Habitat:
Found on every continent except Antarctica their habitats include gardens, woodlands, meadows, and orchards just to name a few.
Notes:
Fun Facts: 1. Bees have 5 eyes. 2. Western Honey bees communicate where sources of food can be found by dancing. The dance preformed indicate the distance and direction of where food is located. 3. A queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs each day!
If you look closely in the photos I have posted you can see this bee's pollen baskets located on its' legs. This bee is feeding from a Turkey Tangle Frogfruit plant than grows naturally in my yard.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
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