Bee Animal Pictures

Apis mellifera

isolated bee

bee ready for nectar from white flower

bees drinking water

bee on daisy

Bees eat pollen, nectar, and royal jelly.

Though it might be tough to imagine the similarities between honeybees and humans, a lot of it comes down to social interaction.

Cape honey bee gathering pollen from the flowers of an evergreen shrub called Murraya paniculata, more commonly known as Orange Jasmine. This picture was taken in the Western Cape of South Africa.

Cape bees in South Africa have evolved to reproduce without males.

Cape bees in South Africa have evolved to reproduce without males.