Title

Worker bees tending drone and honey/nectar cells in the brood frame part of the hive. The lower part of the frame consists of natural sacrificial cells made by the worker bees

Caption

Worker bees tending drone and honey/nectar cells in the brood frame part of the hive. The lower part of the frame consists of natural sacrificial cells made by the worker bees, which are removed by the beekeeper. Note the smoke

Date

Feb 17, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Reference

BRK22C99_385

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,9Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apiformes Apis Apis mellifera Bee Beekeeping Bees European honey bee Honeybees Many Animals No People Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming Western honey bee Western honeybee adult adult animal adult animals animal animals apiarist apiculture beekeeper beekeepers beekeeping beekeepings comb combs deserted economies economy eliminate empty flock flock of fume group groups habitat honey bee honey bees made mature matures natural natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody original out outdoor outdoors outside part part of parts produced remove removing several several animals smoke swarm swarm of bees swarms of bees uninhabited wildlife photography worker worker bee worker bees workers working man Hymenoptera fauna group of animals groups of animals honey honeys many numerous stance stances wildlife Insect Insecta Insects