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Western honey bee

Apis mellifera

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted this honey bee at the Berkeley Horticultural Nursery, Berkeley CA. I have never seen one so light in color.

Habitat:

Berkeley Horticultural Nursery, Berkeley CA.

Reference Links:

Western honey bee, Encyclopedia of Life

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Comments (2)
misako
Thank you keithp2012--it is a beautiful color.
keithp2012
It's the color of honey :) It is very light in color, great spotting!

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2011

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