Apoidea Collection (page 2)

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) visiting flower of Dittany (Dictamnus albus), Umbria, Italy. May

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on flower petal, Vendee, France, August

Bumblebee (probably Bombus terrestris) visiting flowers of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in a restored wildflower meadow, near Bristol, UK, June

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowerhead among many Common daisies (Bellis perennis)

Small garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) landing on an Agapanthus flower in garden, Cheshire, UK, July

Smeathmans Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) harvesting Lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May

Bumblebee (Bombus) on Rampion flower (Phyteuma), France, May

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching hive entrance, with trails of departing bees visible. Urban garden, Bristol, UK, May

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying close to hive entrance, with flight trails visible. Urban garden, Bristol, UK, May

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on a Yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) flower in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, April

Compsite of orchid bees (Euglossa sp. ) photographed on black in cloud forest
Compsite of orchid bees (Euglossa sp.) photographed on black in cloud forest, Choco region, Northwestern Ecuador

Orchid bee (Euglossa sp. ) visiting an orchid in cloud forest, Choco region
Orchid bee (Euglossa sp.) visiting an orchid in cloud forest, Choco region, Northwestern Ecuador

Orchid bee (Euglossa sp. ) visits an orchid in cloud forest, Choco region
Orchid bee (Euglossa sp.) visits an orchid in cloud forest, Choco region, Northwestern Ecuador

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on a passion flower (Passiflora caerulea), Berkshire, England, UK, August

Honey garlic (Nectaroscordium siculum) with Bumblebee in flight. Naturalised in the Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, June

Smeathmans furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Orange legged furrow bee (Halictus rubicundus) feeding on Poached egg flower (Limnanthes douglasii), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Solitary bee (Apoidea) feeding on Crocus (Crocus korolkowii), covered in pollen. Ansob Pass, Tajikistan. April

Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) nectaring on Camellia St Ewe (Camellia u williamsii)
Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) nectaring on Camellia St Ewe (Camellia × williamsii). Surrey, England, UK. March

Bumblebee (Bombus sp) looking for pollen amongst fallen Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) stamens. Surrey, England, UK. July

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on Bonnet bellflower (Codonopsis clematidea). Surrey, England, UK. July

Bumblebee (Bombus sp) nectaring on Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera). Surrey, England, UK. September

Long-horned bee (Eucera sp. ), two crawling into Wild gladiolus (Gladiolus atroviolaceus)
Long-horned bee (Eucera sp.), two crawling into Wild gladiolus (Gladiolus atroviolaceus) flower to roost at night. Turkey. May

Bumblebee (Bombus sp) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) flower. Anthers transferring pollen onto bee backs

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered in pollen emerging from nectaring in Crocus (Crocus sp). On nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK. March

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen grains on back. Inside male Squash (Cucurbita sp) flower. Cultivated in garden, Surrey, England, UK. September

Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen nectaring on Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp), pollen from anthers on backside and legs. Surrey, England, UK. March

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen. Bee withdrawing from Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) flower after nectaring. In garden, Surrey, England, UK

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa caffra) male robbing nectar from Ninepin heath (Erica mammosa), not pollinating flower. The Cape, South Africa. February

Bumblebee (Bombus sp) in Squash (Cucurbita sp) flower, covered in pollen. Surrey, England, UK. September

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on pollen in Apple (Malus domestica) flower, collecting pollen in pollen basket. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May

Painted nomad bee (Nomada fucata) male bee with characteristic green eyes, sleeping with jaws locked around grass stem, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Heath bumblebee (Bombus jonellus) queen feeding on goldenrod flowers (Solidago), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September

Close up of Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) feeding at a flower (Aster sp), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) taking off from flower with canal in the background, Strasbourg, France. June 2014

Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) feeding on Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May

European honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Oilseed rape / Rapeseed (Brassica napus) flowers, UK, April

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) visiting Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker on freshly made honey comb, Kiel, Germany, May

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers looking after queen cells, Kiel, Germany

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June

Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) visiting Clover (Trifolium) flower in unmown lawn, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Garden Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus) wrapping its Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) prey in silk, Bristol, UK, September. Sequence 4/10

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, Surrey, England, July

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting Grape hyacinth, Sheffield, UK

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