Hainault Forest
HYMENOPTERA
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
TQ4792 04/03/2019 ©Raymond Small

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera


The bees collect pollen and nectar when flowers start appearing. It takes twelve Honey bees their whole life to make one teaspoon of honey. Whether the honey is clear, opaque, soft or runny, depends on the flowers that they have been visiting. 


See also pages: 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

#

© hainaultforest.net. All rights reserved.