Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Echinacea sp. (cone flower) nectar, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honey bee, Apis mellifera feeding on Echinacea sp., or cone flower nectar. Honey bees are in trouble in many parts of the world but are doing well in urban areas where their exposure to pesticides, insecticides and fungicides is limited. Photographed in London, UK garden.

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Echinacea sp. (cone flower) nectar, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Echinacea sp. (cone flower) nectar, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bee hives set in an olive grove, Llogara National Park, a park centered on the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Riviera in Southwestern Albania, Europe

Honey bee (Apis);North West Bulgaria;Europe

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, larvae, circa 8 days

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, on brood cells, larvae, circa 8 days

European honey bee or western honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flowering marjoram (Origanum majorana), Germany, Europe

Honey bee covered with yellow pollen collecting nectar from dandelion flower, Important for environment ecology sustainability, Copy space

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, on brood cells, larvae, circa 8 days, in honeycomb cells

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight in front of cherry blossoms (Prunus serrulata), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Beekeeper with protective suit controls honeyBees (Apis) on the comb on the stock, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Beekeeper with protective suit checks his honeyBees (Apis) ian der Wabe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Beekeeper with protective suit checks his honeyBees (Apis) ian der Wabe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Beehive, artificial nesting box for honey bees, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) on fresh honeycomb feeding each other, Rosenheim, Bavaria Germany

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on cherry blossoms (Prunus serrulata), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera ), studio recording, black background, Austria, Europe

Close-up of a honey bee collecting nectar and pollen on the white flowers of a cherry tree, Austria, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on yellow (Echinacea paradoxa) coneflower, Altona, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Honey bee at the hive, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on freshly removed honeycomb, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) on freshly removed honeycomb, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on yellow (Echinacea paradoxa) coneflower, Altona, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Workers of the honey bee (Apis mellifera var. carnica) on honeycomb with capped brood cells, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Honey bee at the hive, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Altona, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Altona, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Bee isolated on black background. Honeybee detail photo with copy space on right

Honey Bees (Apis) drinking, Germany, Europe

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) blossom in a field near Valensole, Provance, France, Europe

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) blossom in a field near Valensole, Provance, France, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on Asterflower (Aster), Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to a true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) blossom in a field near Valensole, Provance, France, Europe