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  1. Honey Bee Hives

    Honey Bee Hives by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Waiting for the Almond Bloom by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Honey bee hives set down in a holding yard

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  2. Tree in the setting sun

    Tree in the setting sun by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Waiting for the Almond Bloom by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    A tree stands alone as the sun sets in the background

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  3. Fig Trees

    Fig Trees by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Waiting for the Almond Bloom by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Rows of fig trees line the hills and frame this honey bee holding yard

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  4. a bee

    a bee by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Lancaster Pollinator Garden by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    on bee balm

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  5. solitary bee house

    solitary bee house by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Lancaster Pollinator Garden by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    mining bees use holes in wood to make nests -- they collect pollen and lay an egg on it, and then sal thier young in with mud. These bees comeout agian next year.

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  6. Solitary bee house

    Solitary bee house by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Lancaster Pollinator Garden by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    most bees are solitary, mining bees utilize these holes to make nests which they provision with pollen and seal with mud

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  7. a bee on cornflower

    a bee on cornflower by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Pennsylvania Pollinator Garden by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    a honey bee i think

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  8. A bumble bee

    A bumble bee by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Pennsylvania Pollinator Garden by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    feeding on lavender

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  9. Queen Bee

    Queen Bee by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Apis mellifera Collection by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    A queen honey bee amongst its drones and workers

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  10. Chalkbrood

    Chalkbrood by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Cell containing chalkbrood

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  11. Comb Cells

    Comb Cells by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Sacbrood can be seen in the center of this snapshot with larvae to the left and sealed brood to the right.

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  12. Sacbrood virus

    Sacbrood virus by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Sacbrood, a disease caused by a filterable virus affects both worker and drone larvae. However, adult bees are immune to the virus but it can be deadly to honey bee pupae.

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  13. a bee egg

    a bee egg by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

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  14. nectar

    nectar by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    bees will reduce the water content of nectar to less than 18% before capping with wax

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  15. bee bread

    bee bread by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    pollen stored by bees

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  16. more hives

    more hives by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan South Jersey Cranberry Bog by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

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  17. Returning Honey Bee Foragers

    Returning Honey Bee Foragers by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Honey Bees Pollinating Cranberries by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    This snapshot shows two honey bee foragers on their return flight from the cranberry bog to the hive entrance. The returning foragers are blurry and can be found flying in from the right of the hive entrance

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  18. Honey Bee Foragers

    Honey Bee Foragers by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Honey Bees Pollinating Cranberries by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Here honey bee foragers can be seen entering and exiting the hive entrance. If you look closely you can even see one forager about to enter the hive with its' pollen baskets filled with yellow pollen

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  19. Cranberry Flower

    Cranberry Flower by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Honey Bees Pollinating Cranberries by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    The cranberry gets its present day name from Dutch and German settlers, who called it "crane berry." It was given the name because when the vines bloom in late spring and the flowers' light pink petals twist back, they resemble the head and bill of a crane

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  20. Craig Cella Collected

    Craig Cella Collected by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Apis mellifera Collection by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    These honey bees were collected and sent in by one of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's favorite Apiary Inspectors Craig Cella.

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  21. House on the Harbor

    House on the Harbor by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Beech Mountain Acadia National Park by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    This is a snapshot of a home nestled in the harbor off the northern side of Beech Mountain in Acadia National Park

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  22. Boats in the Bay

    Boats in the Bay by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan View from Atop Beech Mountain by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Boats in the bay at Northeast Harbor Acadia, Maine

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  23. Little House on the Bay

    Little House on the Bay by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan View from Atop Beech Mountain by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    House and boat on Northeast Harbor in Acadia

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  24. Clover Flower

    Clover Flower by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Shenandoah River Valley Bees in Meadow by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    single clover flower

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  25. Honey Bee Forager on Clover

    Honey Bee Forager on Clover by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Shenandoah River Valley Bees in Meadow by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Here is a snapshot of a honey bee foraging on a clover flower. Can you spot any more?

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  26. Bridge Waterfall

    Bridge Waterfall by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Acadia Home by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    This is a snapshot of a bridge with a waterfall in the background at the beautiful home of someone in Acadia just off of route 3

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  27. Apairy 1

    Apairy 1 by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Honey Bee Colonies in Maine for Bueberry Pollination by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    An apiary in blow blush blueberry fields in Maine. Note the electric fence around the hives -- to dissuade bears.

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  28. little black bee

    little black bee by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan sweat bees on flowers by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    This little black bee is one of 400 or more solitary bees native to PA

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  29. dead locust

    dead locust by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Dead locust by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    and a blue sky

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  30. Bee four or after?

    Bee four or after? by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Flower garden with bees? first try by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    can you find anymore?

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  31. Could it bee one bee or two?

    Could it bee one bee or two? by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Flower garden with bees? first try by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    is this the same bee taken in differnt frames or is it two bees looking at the same flower?

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  32. I found a bee

    I found a bee by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from the GigaPan Flower garden with bees? first try by Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    this is bee number one...how many more are there

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